Fifty people were sworn in as U.S. citizens on Wednesday for Constitution Day and Citizenship Day.

“It was definitely a very arduous journey,” Rabia Waseem, a new U.S. citizen from Pakistan, said.

Waseem was one of the 50 people from 23 different countries who took the oath of citizenship at City Hall.

Waseem told KSAT that it took her several years to obtain citizenship. She said leaving Pakistan was difficult, but she knew that she needed to push through the challenges.

“It is difficult to leave your family behind and start a new chapter in your life, definitely,” Waseem said. “But like I said, the struggle is worth it because we are all building a good life for ourselves.”

Eva Castillo-Lopez was 11 years old when she and her mother took their first bus ride after arriving from Cuba

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