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Stateless girl becomes U S citizen in Cedar Rapids
Aina Gundersen, born in Jerusalem to an American father and Norwegian mother, was naturalized along with 39 others in a Cedar Rapids federal court. The seven and a half year old had been considered stateless due to complex immigration rules, but final paperwork and a last minute letter cleared the way for her citizenship.
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Aina Gundersen
Decorah
Tuesday
United States
Aina
Jerusalem
Cedar Rapids Federal Court
Knut
Anna
Gundersen
Norway
Knut T. Gundersen
Lindahl Jucyius
Johnson
Luther College
U.S
Luther
Davenport
Knut Gundersen