A 60-year-old U.K. citizen drove into a Detroit
parking garage on a recent afternoon, lowered
the window of her SUV to swear an oath, and left
as a newly minted American.
It took less than 30 minutes.
Anita Rosenberger is among thousands of
people around the country who have taken
the final step to citizenship this month under
COVID-19 social-distancing rules that have
turned what has long been a patriotic rite of
passage into something more like a visit to a
fast-food restaurant.
“It was a nice experience in spite of the fact that
I was in the car by myself with a mask on,” said
Rosenberger, a sales manager for an electronics
component company from suburban Detroit.
“And I will say that I will remember this.”