(MIRROR INDY) — On a recent rainy Thursday morning, a man from Niger walked into the Indiana War Memorial & Museum expecting to leave as a U.S. citizen.

He took his place in line, but when it was his turn to check in, he was told he would not be receiving his certificate of naturalization.

“You were pulled from the ceremony. We’ll be in touch,” an official from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services told the man without further explanation.

The man, who declined to give his name or speak with reporters, was one of two people who were turned away at a Dec. 18 naturalization ceremony, which marks the final step to become a U.S. citizen.

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