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"Among the 82 people from 36 countries sworn in as new citizens in Concord on Friday was a young man whose 10-year journey to citizenship is a story of love, luck and boxing.Click to watch News 9's coverage.His name is Gibran Ortiz-Perez, but most people call him \"G.\" His American life started as one of those anonymous, out-of-focus people known as undocumented immigrants.\"It's very overwhelming, and it's just an amazing feeling inside to be part of this country,\" he said.The story begins with Eva Castillo-Turgeon, a Manchester police commissioner who was active in the Latin American community.\"I used to go visit his home every week with a couple therapists to translate for the kids that live in the household, so I've known him forever,\" Castillo-Turgeon said.Ortiz-Perez joined the Manchester PAL boxing program, something he credits with keeping him on track, but when the team was traveling to Canada for a match, team members learned of his undocumented status and wanted to help.\"I don't think G ever lived a day in Mexico, and so you're here, but technically you're not,\" said Tim Brown of Manchester PAL.Brown said he tried but was unable to adopt Ortiz-Perez. Around that time, his four brothers were deported.That's when Castillo-Turgeon convinced Ortiz-Perez's mother to make her his legal guardian.\"She is my guardian angel,\" Ortiz-Perez said. \"That's the best way I can put it. I love her, and I don't know where I'd be without her.\"Today, Ortiz-Perez is officially Castillo-Turgeon's adopted son. He's in college and wants to be a Manchester police officer.\"If anyone deserves it, it's G,\" Castillo-Turgeon said. \"You know that's the least I could do, and I really feel like I'm his mother.\"She said she feels lucky she was able to be there for Ortiz-Perez.\"It takes more than giving birth to be a parent, and I really do feel close to him, and I feel nothing happens by chance,\" she said. \"I was in the right time and the right place, and I'm so proud of him.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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