Asylum Officer questions to an activist from Burma July 9, 2025 Part One of Two
Tell me the three worst events that happened to you! which is the worst, and which was the last?
Did anyone help you do I-589? how did he help you? Did anyone help you with your "Written Statement"? how did he help you?
Do you have any more documents for me , today?
Can you repeat page one of Form I-589 without looking at it?
What is Form DS-160? how many times did you fill one out? when was the first time? is everything in it true? It asks if you have a "social media" presence? you have a Facebook account? Instagram account? Have you used social media platforms in the past 5 years?
In the DS-160, it asked "Intended length of stay in U.S."?
"Do you have any relatives in U.S."? "Your previous employers"? "Your previous education"? "International travel"?
DS-160 asks: "Have you ever been arrested?" "Did you give money to a violent organization?"
did you have a face-to-face interview with an official at US Embassy? You were asked "What is your intended length of stay in US?" "Have you ever been arrested?"
Why do you fear returning to your country? why do you fear your government? what would happen if you return tomorrow?
Why would government harm you? what is your political opinion? how does the government know you have this opinion? how did you express it in your country? how have you expressed it in US? If you return, would you express it again?
Why would government harm you?
You say you "protested." Does that mean you walked on the street, chanting anti-government slogans and carrying a large poster that had anti-government words on it? What language was the poster in? Can you draw me a picture of it, right now?
Where was the first protest? who organized it? how did you learn that it would happen? when did you arrive at it? who else was there?
Does the government require getting a permit, before you can protest?
When did you first decide to protest? What did government do, that makes you angry? Why does that make you feel angry?
Were you ever harmed in your country? any physical harm? emotional harm? economic harm?
Ever been threatened? One kind of threat is face-to-face. Are there other kinds of threats? Is living in your country every day a threat? Everyday, was there a threat of being arrested?
What did government say on television about what would happen if you protested?