Celebrating New Americans

34 new American citizens were celebrated in front of friends and family for achieving their citizenship on September 14 at the Chaldean Community Foundation.

The newly designated American citizens received certificates of the Citizenship class completion and had the opportunity to meet with and speak to Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor. Then they began the process of becoming registered voters with help from the Sterling Heights City Clerk’s office. Attendees also had the ability to fill out sample ballots and use a tabulator to get familiar with how voting works during election cycles.

This year, the Chaldean Community Foundation helped to file 1,654 immigration applications for prospective new Americans.