A Stranger Ruined My Wife’s US Citizenship Ceremony

An incident during the ceremony marred its memory for me

Photo by Annika Gordon on Unsplash

‘Get your kids out of here, they are ruining the ceremony for everyone,’ the man said menacingly. Shocked and furious, I picked up my son, grabbed my daughter’s hand, and left the room.

We left my wife Sasmita’s US Citizenship Oath ceremony to watch most of it from a hallway. Chastened and…