# @chattanooga on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DJmYXk4vNYJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/30517687-chattanooga-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-05-13T16:01:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chattanooga Times Free Press (@chattanooga) — https://gondola.cc/chattanooga

## Caption

Two naturalization ceremonies were held Thursday in Chattanooga federal court, not dampened by recent Trump administration deportations, some of which have affected immigrants with legal status in the country.

"I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies," the chorus of new citizens said in unison.

Read the full story at the link in our bio.

Photo 1 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Before taking the oath of citizenship, soon-to-be new American citizens stand to say their name and their country of origin during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Solomon Federal Building on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Photo 2 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ New citizens take the oath of citizenship during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Solomon Federal Building on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Photo 3 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ U.S. District Judge Charles Atchley speaks during a Naturalization Ceremony at the Solomon Federal Building on Thursday, May 8, 2025.

Photo 4 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Members of the Choo Choo Chorus perform “God Bless America”.

Photo 5 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Andrea Tippens, originally of Honduras, takes the oath of citizenship.

Photo 6 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Dina Mendoza, originally from Honduras, accepts an American flag from Gayle Burrows with the D.A.R.

Photo 7 / Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Qixin Zhong, originally of China, takes the oath of citizenship.

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chattanooga Times Free Press | @chattanooga | https://gondola.cc/chattanooga | Newspaper |
| Cameron McKeon | @cammckeon | https://gondola.cc/cammckeon | Digital Producer |

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