"Lost Boy" Gets US Citizenship

"Lost Boy" Gets US Citizenship


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(KSL News) -- A so called, "lost boy" from the Sudan has found citizenship in the United States.

Solomon Awan/Naturalized U.S. Citizen: "I'm going to be called a United States citizen and I will have equal ability as those who are born here in America."

Solomon Awan took the oath today at the Rose Wagner Center. He says his journey to become a US citizen took almost 20 years.

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