Mr. Liu, from China, was denied asylum

Mr. Liu told the Judge that his wife had personal knowledge of his activities, that he was active in a democracy group in Hong Kong, and that he was hospitalized in 2003.

The Judge said, "Very interesting. Where is a letter from your wife, a letter from the group in Hong Kong, and records from the hospital?"

Mr. Liu said, 'I do not have any of those things."

Judge: "Did you ask your wife, group, and hospital for letters? Did you try to get them? Did you spend ten minutes and ten dollars trying to get them?"

Liu: "Well, no. I was busy working at my illegal job. I spent time eating, sleeping, and watching televsion. I had more important things to do, than to work on my asylum case."

The Judge said, "You lose. You are ordered deported. You will now have lots of time to eat, sleep, and watch televsion, back in the old country."

imputed lesbian-activist from Cameroon #2

More questions:
You left your country about 13 months ago? have the authorities been looking for you recently?
How do you know?
Why do the authorities still care about you?
Have the police or anyone talked to your father about you? when? what did they want to know?
You went to Nigeria, and then you came back home? I thought your country was so dangerous; why would you return voluntarily to a "dangerous" country?
You say you had no choice? you had no money to stay in the other country? why couldn't you borrow money from your rich uncle?
You had big problems in the city of Buea? OK, so why not go live in Yaounde? why not go live in Bamenda?
Is there a law in your country that says homosexuality is not legal?
do you know anyone sent to prison for that?
Has the president of your country said anything in public about this?
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[Comment: this applicant had three scars on her leg, NOT caused by the bad guys. Also, she said she was forced to pay over one half of her paycheck only once, in the year 2006. She could have said, "I had to pay again and again. I had to pay in 2007, 2008, and 2009." But, she did not. Obviously, she did not exaggerate her claim. She did not embellish. She did not lie, when she could have. The Asylum Officer liked that.]

imputed lesbian-activist from Cameroon

Ms. C, from Cameroon, said she was a pro-democracy activist from Cameroon. She said the government falsely accused her a being a lesbian, which is a crime in that country. The Asylum Officer asked these questions:
-was your application read back to you in a language you understand?
-do you have any original documents and envelopes with stamps on them?
-who told you about asylum?
-you arrived in USA 11 months ago, and only now you applied for asylum? why the delay?
You did not have enough money to hire a lawyer?
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Are you a member of a political organization?
Were you a member?
Are you identifiable as a member of that group?
What did you do for the group?
Aside from distributing flyers, and pamphlets, and tracts, what else?
Aside from trying to raise money, by asking for donations, what else?
What kind of work did you do in the office?
What did one flyer say? can you write it down for me right now?
Were the flyers always the same, or did they change over time?
what did a flyer say in the year 2008? 2009?
If you would return to your country tomorrow, what would happen to you? Why?
Who would do that to you?
Was anyone else treated the same as you?
in the last six months, was anyone treated the same as you?
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Did you suffer any physical harm? what weapons were used on you?
did you suffer any emotional harm? what words did the man say on the phone?
what language did he speak?
Did you suffer any economic harm? how much money did you lose?
After the people beat you, did you report it to the police? why not? what did your friends tell you about reporting to the police?
Is it true that the police make victims of crime pay money to the police?
Why did the people target you?
what is so special about you?
Tell me about the threatening phone calls: when did they start? about how many per month?
was it always the same person who called?