The Asylum Officer asked: how did you enter USA? in what status? did you report to the ship when you arrived in Miami by airplane?
1] who helped you prepare Form I-589? did someone read it back to you, in your language?
2] what is your name? ever used any other names? when did you last leave your country? when did you last enter USA? tell me all about your international travel: why did you go there, why leave?
3] name of spouse? her date of birth? her place of birth? can you repeat everything on page 1 of Form I-589? everything on page 2? page 3? page 4? page 5?
4] where did you live in burma, before coming to USA? where did you live in USA? tell me all of your addresses for the past five years?
5] did you work here in USA? you worked without an Employment Authorization Card? [EAC]
6] did you work in Florida? did you work in New York? why do you hesitate? why aren't the names of these employers on I-589? why do you make me ask the same question twice? isn't that boring and irritating for me?
7] tell me all about your father: his place of birth; date of birth; where did he work? did he ever suffer physical harm? emotional harm? economic harm? where is he today? what is he doing?
8] tell me all about your mother
9] tell me all about brother #1; now, sister #1
10] did you write your story in Burmese? where is it? did you review your statement? how? is everything in it true? how do you know, if you can't read English?
11] why didn't you leave your country sooner? why didn't you apply for asylum sooner?
12] Your declaration is only two pages long? but you still cannot repeat it? why not? your Declaration says the protest was in January, but you told me the protest was in March? Are you a moron? you do not even know your own story? what is wrong with you?
13] when was your first protest? where? what were you protesting against? is it dangerous for you to protest? if it is dangerous,, why do you protest? what were you protesting for, or against?
14] why, all of a sudden, did you begin to protest in USA? how many people were at the first protest? what time did the protest begin? how long did it last? how did you find out about the protest? who organized it? do you know the name of one Burmese organization in your city?
15] is there somewhere I can go on the internet, right now, to find out about the next protest and your organization?
16] what did you do at the protest? what words did you shout? in what language? what size sign did ;you hold? what did it say? did you do anything else/ did you distribute pamphlets?