does letter from mother agree with your claim?

Ms. Jin, from China, was denied asylum.
She said the police came to her house with a warrant.
-but letter from mother did not mention a warrant.

Ms. Jin said the police came to the house three times.
-but letter from mother only discussed one visit.

What do we learn from the case of Ms. Lin?
-know your story, and know each detail. If you get a letter from family member, read it carefully. What details are in that letter? Are those details the same as what you remember?

will your mother talk to US Embassy official?

Ms. K, from Kenya, was denied asylum. She said she was beat up by the Mungiki, was taken to the "X" hospital, and was treated by Dr. "Y."
-An official from the US Embassy in Kenya called the hospital, and asked to speak to Dr. Y. The hospital said that Dr. Y did not work there. So, no asylum, said the Judge.
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Ms. K later said that Dr. Y was a visiting teaching doctor, who was only at the hospital for a short time.
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the mother of Ms. K, who still lives in Kenya, should have visited the US Embassy, and told them that her daughter really was in the hospital, and really was injured. "I saw her lying down on the bed with bandages."
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will your mother or father talk to the US Embassy in your country?

what dates are stamped in your passport?

The Immigration Judge asked these questions of Ms. X, a pro-democracy activist from Senegal:
-what does your passport say about your international travel?
-"why are you applying for asylum?"
-why did government think you were not loyal?
why did they beat you?
why did they think you raised money in the USA?
-how did you get your passport?
-when you arrived in USA the first time, what was your intent? stay here forever? apply for asylum? or were you confused, you had no information, and you had no intent?
-if you have no information, you cannot plan, and you cannot form an intent, correct?
-what was your complete immmigration history in USA?
did you file I-539? I-589? what is the difference between I-539 and I-589?
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you had problems in your country in 2002? why not flee immediately?
-you had no visa and no money for airplane tickets?
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where did you work?
when did you work there?
-if you miss time from work because of travel or being in prison, what does employer think?
-was your employer the government? you worked at a government hospital? you say your government hates you, but it gives you a job?
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where were you, at the moment of your arrest?
who was with you, at that time?
if they saw you get arrested, how come they did not write a letter of suppport for you?
-upon release from prison, where did you go?
how did you get there?
sister gave you a ride in her car?
if you were so injured, why not go to the hospital?
-Did your government want to punish you? why?
What does "punish" mean?
When you protested in the USA, did anyone in the Embassy see you?
Is it true that a photograph is worth one thousand words?

is your political opinion the same or different from wife?

Mr. C, from Iraq, was asked about his own political opinion: what is it? how did you express it? did anyone notice it?
-did your wife have a political opinion? how did she express it? where? when? did anyone notice it?
-did you even ASK your wife to testify here today? she lives only one hour away; she is not here? why not? whose fault? yours or hers?
-in the last six months, did you do an Oppositional Political Activity [OPA] in the USA? why no OPA in the USA?
-you say you are a member of the Juno group? does your government know you are a member? how do you know that they know?
-you say your government has informants, spies, and infiltrators? [ISI] how do you know that?

what is your immigration history here in USA?

Mr.T, from Togo, suffered real physical harm in his country: he was imprisoned, beaten, theatened with death, and fired from his job. However, in court, the government lawyer asked him these questions:
1. how many times did you earlier come to the USA?
2. what was your status? what kind of visa did you have? a tourist visa?
3. However, your I-589 says you entered USA as a F-1 student? NO? why do you say NO?
I have your I-589 right here in front of me!
4. Do I know more about your I-589 than you do?
5. what was the job of your husband? he was a diplomat?
6. according to your I-589, what was the job of your husband? a teacher?
7. according to your passport, what was the job of your husband?
8. so, in other words, you cannot repeat what your I-589 says? you cannot repeat what your passport says?
ORALLY, YOU SAY THAT "X" IS TRUE. DID YOU ALSO GIVE US SOME PAPERS, SAYING SOMETHING ELSE? YOU DID NOT READ YOUR I-589 BEFORE COMING TO COURT? YOU DID NOT READ YOUR PASSPORT BEFORE COMING TO COURT?