Friday, July 25, 2008

questions to a Tibetan

The Asylum Officer asked:
Lawyer, show me some I.D.! Applicant, show me some I.D.! what is your current immigration status here in USA? you arrived in USA in 2004? why wait so long to apply for asylum? why didn't you apply sooner?
- the USA issued you a visa on 24 september 2004? why didn't you flee from your country immediately? why the delay? you say you needed time to get money?
-why are you seeking asylum?
-why do you fear for your life? on account of what?
what is your political opinion? what is your religion?
-who wants to harm you? why?
You say that you lost your I.D. in India? did you try to replace it? why not? would that have been a waste of time? if you return to India tomorrow, what would happen to you?
what is your religion? do you practice your religion? how?
what is your political opinion? do you feel strongly about it? why or why not? when did you start feeling this way? how did you voice your opposition to your government?
-how else did you voice your opposition? did you protest? write articles? write letters?
HARM:
did you suffer harm? 3 kinds of harm: 1] physical 2] emotional 3] economic
when was your first physical harm?
did anyone yell threats at you? how did that make you feel? what thoughts went through your mind when you heard the threat?
-could you earn money in India? why not?
did they deny medical care to you? did they deny health care? were you under constant surveillance?
-Did you suffer anything else in India?
did anyone call you a name?
Did you suffer any other harm?
what did the guard say, when he arrested you?
If you return to India tomorrow, what would happen?
Who will harm you, if you return to India? why? couldn't you relocate somewhere else in India, such as in a small village and be safe?