the Judge wanted also to know

how many times did you suffer physical injury? 3x? when was the first time? what did you see? what did you hear?

how many times were you arrested? 2x? when was the first time? when was the second time?

how many times did someone threaten you, face-to-face? 3x? when was the first time? second?

how many times did someone threaten you, in writing? just nce? when?

you say you were at a party in October 2012, in the city of Dubai, with ten other people, when the police came and hit you? why did the police hit you? did any of the ten other people write a letter of support for you? why not?

Did you even ASK anyone to write a letter? why not?

did you suffer any economic harm? how much in dollars?

did you suffer any emotional harm? how? Today, how do you sleep?

what did the Judge ask, of the activist from Pakistan?

Tell me about each member of your family: where does each one live; does the person have a job, is a student, or what?
Husband? each child? mother? father? each brother? each sister?

Tell me about your education: finish high school? how many years in college?
Tell me about your employment: what have you worked during the past five years?

When did you last leave your country?
When did you enter the USA?

Tell me about all, I mean ALL, of your international travel:
6 weeks in Cameroon in 2010, as a tourist? why not apply for asylum there?
2 weeks in Egypt in 2011? why not apply for asylum there?

why do you fear returning to your country?
Tell me about the physical harm you suffered: tell me the month/year/city.
Did you go to the hospital, or see a doctor because of your harm? why not?
Did you go to the police, to make a report? why not?

Applicant loses, because of inconsistencies and because he could not repeat page 4 of his application

Mr. A, from Cameroon, was denied because he had trouble answering these questions from the Asylum Officer:
-you were a student in the DRC from 2008-2012? during those four years, you never returned to your country? YES, except
the real answer is NO?
-I, the asylum Officer, know more about your international travel than you do? That is because I opened and read your passport? you were too busy to do that, before this interview?
-you joined the opposition party in June 2008, but your card says you joined in 2009? why did you voluntarily give me a card with a date on it that contradicts your own testimony? you were too busy to look at the materials you sent to me?
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-Page 4 of your I-589 says you started working for the X company in January 2011? but, you told me that really you started working there in July? Did you think I would not read page 4? you forgot what you wrote down on page 4?
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-you say you were an active member of the opposition party? what are the goals of that party? what does it advocate for? does the party want the government to change the rules or laws for certain things? like what? How come you do not know? because you do not really know anything about the party, I think you never were really a member.
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-you say you were in the hospital from March 12-19th, 2011? However, your supervisor signed an employment contract for you dated March 15th? while you were in the hospital? Isn't this very unusual?

some popular questions from Asylum Officers

1. Does your government want to retaliate against you? why?
2. Did you bring yourself to the attention of your government?
3. Are you aware of any similarly-situated [to you] persons who suffered at the hands of the government?