Arop's family came to the United States as political refugees from war-torn South Sudan
basketball team. In May, he became the first person in his family to graduate from college. In July, he became a U.S. citizen.
He applied as an adult during his freshman year at SDSU, but he couldn’t afford an immigration attorney and was denied. The test consists of 10 questions culled from a possible 100 that cover American civics, history, geography and holidays. You must get six correct.The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.“Even though I grew up here and went to school here, it wasn’t that easy,” Arop said. “I studied a lot. I practically memorized all of them. I was determined to pass it.
He called his mother, who put on her best green, yellow and red traditional dress and waited outside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Avenue H. Arop emerged with his certificate, found a place to prop up his mobile phone and set the camera timer. “I was like, ‘I’m just getting my citizenship,’ ” Arop said of his July trip to Omaha. “But once I was sworn in, it started to sink in. It was a big sigh of relief. I didn’t realize I would feel that way. My brother, he’s still in South Sudan and hasn’t been able to come back. So it was a little emotional.”As a permanent resident but not full-fledged citizen, he couldn’t renew his driver’s license online and had to wait in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles every few years.
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