1. are you fully aware of the contents of your I-589 application? you last left your country when? you arrived in USA when?
2. why are you applying for asylum?
3. how many demonstrations did you attend in USA? when was the last one?
4. how long was the last demonstration? what views did you express? did anyone notice?
5. how do you know the Embassy took your photo? how did you see the camera? where was the camera? what kind of camera? how did the man hold it?
6. how often did you see the camera? did it move? how many cameras?
7. who told you they hired students to stand outside to take photos?
8. how did you find out that soldiers talked to mother?
9. how do you know they listen to phone calls?
10. are you a member of any organization? what group attended the protest?
11. what were your political activities in Burma? were you a member of any organization? what were its goals? what were your activities in that organization?
12. did you visit the NLD office? where was it? what was surrounding the office?
13. did you bring water or coffee to protestors?
14. did you distribute literature, and pamphlets? did you ask people to donate money? did you sell things to make money for the organization? did you ask people to attend events/demonstrations/protests/meetings?
15. Tell me the details of your first arrest: where were you, at the moment of your arrest? did the soldier touch you? grab your shoulder? or just point a gun at you, without any touching?
16. what did the soldier say? what happened as you arrived at the detention center? what happened after you entered it? did you suffer physical harm? emotional harm? economic harm?
17. where did you distribute pamphlets?
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18. why were you arrested? why were you hit?
19. how long were you detained? what happened on day #1? day #2?
20. did they interrogate you? what did they ask you? any threats? what thoughts went through your mind, at that time?
21. what food did they give you? you slept onwhat? the floor? a mat?
22. how many people interrogated you? did they have weapons? what weapons, and what words?
23. Was there any other physcial harm? Tell me details! Using what weapon, he hit you where?
Using club, he hit you on your right shoulder? using rifle butt, he hit me on back and on left leg?
24. what happened on the day of your release? why were you released? what was the conversation?
25. did you engage in any more political activities in your country, after your release?
26. what would happen if you return to your country? why would your government target you? why do they still care about you, after all these years?
27. what made me participate in the demonstrations?
28. isn't there a safe place, inside Burma, where you could re-locate to?
29. you had problems in the city of Rangoon; OK, so live in a city 300 miles away? why not?
30. is there anything else? OK, thanks. is there anything else?
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
questions asked of man from Eritrea/Ethiopia
1. what does your passport say? what does each stamp mean? how did you get your passport? did you or someone else pay bribes, or "under the table" money? how much?
2. when did you last leave your country? are there errors on your I-589? you were too busy to double check it, before mailing it?
3. why did you apply for asylum? who do you fear? why do you fear your government? why does the government care about you? now it is two years later; the government has forgotten about you, hasn't it?
4. if an Eritrean walks down the street in silence, how do you know he is an Eritrean? does his face look in a certain way?
5. if an Ethiopian walks down the street, how do you know he is Ethiopian? how is he different from an Eritrean?
6. if each one speaks, does one have a special accent?
7. does his last name give you information? if his last name is X, what does that mean to you?
8. what are your political activities here in USA? did you join any organizations? do you pay dues? do you have a membership card? when was their last meeting? when is the next meeting? what does the organization do? how often do you participate?
9. why did you decide to protest in Washington DC? any other activities?
if you return to your country, what would happen?
10. before you lived in the city of Sahel, and you had problems. So, go live in a different city, in a different part of the country- why not?
10. anything else?
2. when did you last leave your country? are there errors on your I-589? you were too busy to double check it, before mailing it?
3. why did you apply for asylum? who do you fear? why do you fear your government? why does the government care about you? now it is two years later; the government has forgotten about you, hasn't it?
4. if an Eritrean walks down the street in silence, how do you know he is an Eritrean? does his face look in a certain way?
5. if an Ethiopian walks down the street, how do you know he is Ethiopian? how is he different from an Eritrean?
6. if each one speaks, does one have a special accent?
7. does his last name give you information? if his last name is X, what does that mean to you?
8. what are your political activities here in USA? did you join any organizations? do you pay dues? do you have a membership card? when was their last meeting? when is the next meeting? what does the organization do? how often do you participate?
9. why did you decide to protest in Washington DC? any other activities?
if you return to your country, what would happen?
10. before you lived in the city of Sahel, and you had problems. So, go live in a different city, in a different part of the country- why not?
10. anything else?
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
questions asked of activist from the DRC
is this your passport? where is the old passport? what does each stamp in it mean? where are the envelopes for the letters you received? when did you last leave your country?
1. why are you seeking asylum today?
2. why are you afraid to return to your country?
3. why were you tortured?
4. how did you oppose the government?
5. did you support a political party? the UDPS? how did you support it? when did you join? what were your activities as a member? you asked other people to give money to it? you asked people to attend meetings? you distributed pamphlets and literature to people? what did the literature say?
6. how many meetings did you attend? where were the meetings? how many people attended them?
7. when was the first "manifestation?" quelle mois? quelle annee? quelle ville?
8. pourquoi les soldats arrive? combien soldats? what did they do, when they arrived?
9. how long were you detained? were you questioned? how were you released? was that the only time you had a problem?
10. were you arrested? how were you arrested? the officer grabbed you by your right arm? where were you taken? stay there how long? what happened during those two days? did you suffer physical harm? did you suffer emotional harm? as the guard was about to rape you, what thoughts went through your mind?
11. what weapons did guard #1 have? how big was the club? how long, how thick? did you hit you with the butt of his rifle? where on your body did he hit you?
12. how long were you held? did anyone visit you inside? how were you released?
13. any other problems with the government? why were they looking for you? how did you get to the hospital? what did they do for you at the hospital?
14. pourquoi les soldats arrive dans la maison?
15. how did you leave your country? how did you get out of your country? how did you come to the USA? how did you pay for the airplane tickets? upon arrival in USA, where did you stay?
16. anything else? why did les soldats look for you at work? you lived in Goma? so why don't you go live in Kinshasa? or in Lumbumbashi? isn't there somewhere that is safe for you?
1. why are you seeking asylum today?
2. why are you afraid to return to your country?
3. why were you tortured?
4. how did you oppose the government?
5. did you support a political party? the UDPS? how did you support it? when did you join? what were your activities as a member? you asked other people to give money to it? you asked people to attend meetings? you distributed pamphlets and literature to people? what did the literature say?
6. how many meetings did you attend? where were the meetings? how many people attended them?
7. when was the first "manifestation?" quelle mois? quelle annee? quelle ville?
8. pourquoi les soldats arrive? combien soldats? what did they do, when they arrived?
9. how long were you detained? were you questioned? how were you released? was that the only time you had a problem?
10. were you arrested? how were you arrested? the officer grabbed you by your right arm? where were you taken? stay there how long? what happened during those two days? did you suffer physical harm? did you suffer emotional harm? as the guard was about to rape you, what thoughts went through your mind?
11. what weapons did guard #1 have? how big was the club? how long, how thick? did you hit you with the butt of his rifle? where on your body did he hit you?
12. how long were you held? did anyone visit you inside? how were you released?
13. any other problems with the government? why were they looking for you? how did you get to the hospital? what did they do for you at the hospital?
14. pourquoi les soldats arrive dans la maison?
15. how did you leave your country? how did you get out of your country? how did you come to the USA? how did you pay for the airplane tickets? upon arrival in USA, where did you stay?
16. anything else? why did les soldats look for you at work? you lived in Goma? so why don't you go live in Kinshasa? or in Lumbumbashi? isn't there somewhere that is safe for you?
questions asked of witnesses for Burmese activist
The government lawyer and the Judge wanted to know these things from Witness #1:
1. what is your own immigration status? when was the last time you were in Burma?
2. when did you meet the applicant for the first time? what month/year/city?
3. what did applicant tell you about his problems in burma? did you believe him? why?
4. did you actually see him protest in Washington DC, with your own eyes? or did someone just tell you that applicant protested?
From Witness #2: what is your present immigration status? what was your status in Japan?
2] what happened to applicant in Burma? was he arrested? when? why?
3] who says it is dangerous to protest in Washington DC? do you know anyone who protested, and then who returned to Burma? what happened to them at the Rangoon airport?
1. what is your own immigration status? when was the last time you were in Burma?
2. when did you meet the applicant for the first time? what month/year/city?
3. what did applicant tell you about his problems in burma? did you believe him? why?
4. did you actually see him protest in Washington DC, with your own eyes? or did someone just tell you that applicant protested?
From Witness #2: what is your present immigration status? what was your status in Japan?
2] what happened to applicant in Burma? was he arrested? when? why?
3] who says it is dangerous to protest in Washington DC? do you know anyone who protested, and then who returned to Burma? what happened to them at the Rangoon airport?
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
questions asked of pro-democracy activist: Burma
The Asylum Officer wanted to know the following from Ms. B, a pro-democracy activist from Burma: 1] are you fully aware of the contents of your application? you last left your country when? you arrived in USA when? your current address/phone number?
2] you arrived in USA in June 2001; why are you applying for asylum only now, in 2007, which is six years later? why didn't you apply much sooner? 3] why are you seeking asylum? you fear whom? your government? or someone else? why do you fear your government? 4] how many demonstrations did you attend in usa in the year 2007? when was the last demonstration? how do you know that agents inside the Burmese Embassy took your photo? what did you see? where did you see the camera? where is the Embassy? how often did you see the camera? how many cameras? who told you that the Embassy hired students to take photos? who told you that workers inside the Embassy took photos? 5] how did you find out that soldiers talked to your mother? how do you know they listen to phone calls? are you a member of any organization? what are the goals and objectives? do you give money to it? did you ask people to give money to it? did you distribute pamphlets? 6] what were your political activities in Burma? were you a member of an organization? what were its goals? what were the political activities of each member of your family? your father/mother/sister #1? sister #2? Tell me the names of the leaders of the NLD! besides distributing pamphlets, what else did you do? 7] when were you first arrested? tell me the details of how you were arrested? where were you, at the moment of your arrest? what were you doing at that time? did the soldier touch you? how? did he put two hands on your shoulders? did he push you with his rifle? what did he say? what languages did he speak? why did he arrest you? how do you know his reason? 8] what happened as you arrived at the detention center? you were detained how long? were you interrogated? what did they ask you? what happened on day #1? did they make any threats? what thoughts went through your mind as he said he would kill you? did you believe him? why? inside, they gave you what food? who else was in the cell? tell me about the physical harm you suffered! anything else? yes, what? did you suffer any emotional harm? 9] what would happen, if you returned to your counry? why would you be arrested? why would the government target you? what made you participate in the demonstrations? is there any safe village or area in your country where you could go to? is there anything else?
2] you arrived in USA in June 2001; why are you applying for asylum only now, in 2007, which is six years later? why didn't you apply much sooner? 3] why are you seeking asylum? you fear whom? your government? or someone else? why do you fear your government? 4] how many demonstrations did you attend in usa in the year 2007? when was the last demonstration? how do you know that agents inside the Burmese Embassy took your photo? what did you see? where did you see the camera? where is the Embassy? how often did you see the camera? how many cameras? who told you that the Embassy hired students to take photos? who told you that workers inside the Embassy took photos? 5] how did you find out that soldiers talked to your mother? how do you know they listen to phone calls? are you a member of any organization? what are the goals and objectives? do you give money to it? did you ask people to give money to it? did you distribute pamphlets? 6] what were your political activities in Burma? were you a member of an organization? what were its goals? what were the political activities of each member of your family? your father/mother/sister #1? sister #2? Tell me the names of the leaders of the NLD! besides distributing pamphlets, what else did you do? 7] when were you first arrested? tell me the details of how you were arrested? where were you, at the moment of your arrest? what were you doing at that time? did the soldier touch you? how? did he put two hands on your shoulders? did he push you with his rifle? what did he say? what languages did he speak? why did he arrest you? how do you know his reason? 8] what happened as you arrived at the detention center? you were detained how long? were you interrogated? what did they ask you? what happened on day #1? did they make any threats? what thoughts went through your mind as he said he would kill you? did you believe him? why? inside, they gave you what food? who else was in the cell? tell me about the physical harm you suffered! anything else? yes, what? did you suffer any emotional harm? 9] what would happen, if you returned to your counry? why would you be arrested? why would the government target you? what made you participate in the demonstrations? is there any safe village or area in your country where you could go to? is there anything else?
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