Photo Gallery: New citizens recognized

Magi Markarian shakes hands with Abraham Lincoln and receives an American flag and pin at a ceremony recognizing students who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Angelia Castillo smiles as she shakes hands with Abraham Lincoln, receiving an American flag and pin at a ceremony recognizing students who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Armine Mnatsakanyan says a few words at a ceremony recognizing students who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Students gather at a ceremony recognizing those who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

People in attendance say the Pledge of Allegiance at a ceremony recognizing students who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Over 50 new citizens pose for a group photo at a ceremony recognizing students who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Family and friends, with their new citizen companion, attend a ceremony recognizing students who recently became U.S. citizens at the Glendale Community College Garfield campus on Thursday, April 21, 2016.