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For Javier Ariel, a Rowan University faculty member, the journey to becoming a U.S. citizen has been more than five years in the making.
With his wife and family seated in the packed jury room at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Bridgeton on Thursday, Ariel took the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance — one of the final steps on his journey to becoming an American citizen.