activist from Sierra Leone

The Asylum Officer wanted to know:
-what does your passport say!
tell me all of your international travel; where did you go, stay how long; why didn't you apply for asylum in the U.K., why not in France, why not in Belgium?
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why did you come to the USA? were you planning to apply for asylum before you arrived?
Why do you want asylum?
who do you fear?
why do your fear your government?
if you return to your country, what would happen?
why do they want to harm you?
How were you threatened? what words did the bad guys say?
when the bad guys came, how were they dressed? did they have weapons? what kinds of weapons? what did they say?
What WEAPONS and what WORDS?
who was at home at the time the bad guys arrived?
When they hit you, where was your husband?
when they hit you, what words did they say?
Did you report this to the police? what did the police say? did the police do any investigation, such as interview witnesses? talk to you again?
Are there other, similarly-situated persons who suffered as you did? how? when?
Why did they attack you? how do you know what they were thinking?
They did rob you of money? so, their motive was money? they were ordinary criminals?
Did your mother have problems because of you?
Why didn't you seek asylum in France when you were there?
In the last two months, what has happened in your country?
in the last two months, what did husband tell you?
If you return to your country, what would happen at the airport?
You have problems in City #1? OK, so go live in city #2, or city #3. why not do that?
Is there anything else? Yes. What?
Very interesting. Is there anything else?