The Asylum Officer asked:
-show me your passport!
tell me the date of birth of each of your children
what was your last address in your country?
You were arrested in September 2013? why?
what were your activities before your arrest?
WHAT COMPLAINTS DID YOU HAVE AGAINST YOUR GOVERNMENT?
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you protested on 7/5/12? what was it like that day? what was it like to be there that day?
Why did you, personally, decide to protest that day?
How did you join the party?
Tell me the process. Take me through the day: what would a camera have recorded? you walked into a building, and talked to a man at a desk?
did you ever have problems with the police before that day?
When you received the news, what did you think?
How did the police get your address?
Why wasn't your sister arrested? why your father not arrested?
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why were you arrested?
Why were you shot?
If you had to return to your country, would you continue in politics?
Why would you be arrested upon your return?
When you departed from your country, why were you not arrested at the airport?
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Tell me all of your international travels!
Could you obtain permanent resident status in any other country?
is there anything else?
is there any other reason why your government wants to arrest you?
Monday, September 15, 2014
Thursday, September 4, 2014
what happened after man from Nepal sent certified mail to his Ambassador in Washington DC?
May 2014: Mr. N, from Nepal, suffered no physical harm in his country.
He came to USA, and wrote a letter of complaint and criticism to the Nepal ambassador, who has an office in Washington DC. He sent the letter by certified mail, attaching PS Form 3811 to the envelope.
PS Form 3811 is green, and is about the same size as a post card. It goes to the address, and someone there signs it, and gives it back to the Post Office. The Post Office then sends it to the man who wrote the letter.
The asylum officer asked, "Did the ambassador actually receive your letter?"
Mr. N showed the signed PS Form 3811 to the officer.
He was granted asylum.[Arlington Asylum Office, May 2014]
He came to USA, and wrote a letter of complaint and criticism to the Nepal ambassador, who has an office in Washington DC. He sent the letter by certified mail, attaching PS Form 3811 to the envelope.
PS Form 3811 is green, and is about the same size as a post card. It goes to the address, and someone there signs it, and gives it back to the Post Office. The Post Office then sends it to the man who wrote the letter.
The asylum officer asked, "Did the ambassador actually receive your letter?"
Mr. N showed the signed PS Form 3811 to the officer.
He was granted asylum.[Arlington Asylum Office, May 2014]
activist from cameroon, #2
The Assistant Chief Counsel asked:
-why is anyone in your country still interested in you?
-your wife is a Bamileke? she lives in the exact same house as you did, 8 years ago?
So, the government knows exactlly where she lives? and the government has not talked to her in the past 3 years? They have forgotten about her, correct?
[we have been in court for two hours; zero questions about punching in prison and threats, instead, lots of questions about international travel and family members?]
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tell me about current affairs in your country today? how many seats does the government party have in the legislature?
what is the CDPF? what is the RDPC?
-your son goes to a public university? the government is giving a benefit to your son? so, the Government does not hate your family, correct?
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when you talk, how much does the interpreter understand? 90%? so, what should you do? speak slower, and have long pauses, so he can interpret one sentence by one sentence?
"militant" is an English word? in USA, it means an angry person, who perhaps throws rocks?
-in your country, "militant" means just a member, not an angry member?
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"chain of custody" what does this mean?
it means: what person had the letter, or had control of the letter, for every day from its creation to the present
-why is anyone in your country still interested in you?
-your wife is a Bamileke? she lives in the exact same house as you did, 8 years ago?
So, the government knows exactlly where she lives? and the government has not talked to her in the past 3 years? They have forgotten about her, correct?
[we have been in court for two hours; zero questions about punching in prison and threats, instead, lots of questions about international travel and family members?]
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tell me about current affairs in your country today? how many seats does the government party have in the legislature?
what is the CDPF? what is the RDPC?
-your son goes to a public university? the government is giving a benefit to your son? so, the Government does not hate your family, correct?
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when you talk, how much does the interpreter understand? 90%? so, what should you do? speak slower, and have long pauses, so he can interpret one sentence by one sentence?
"militant" is an English word? in USA, it means an angry person, who perhaps throws rocks?
-in your country, "militant" means just a member, not an angry member?
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"chain of custody" what does this mean?
it means: what person had the letter, or had control of the letter, for every day from its creation to the present
an activist from Cameroon
IJ asked: "does the asylum applicant have ties to a community here in USA?
Why would Biya want to kill you?
you departed from your country 8 years ago; he has forgotten you, correct?
Why would he still be angry?
How are you different from the other Bamileke? how come they are not dead?
What is the program of the government party?
What is the program of your party?
When were you arrested, and how long were you held?
When were you arrested the second time, and how long were you held?
RTDC + Return To Dangerous Country
how many times did you RTDC?
Tell me about all of your international travel!
is each stamp in your passport important?
you were too busy to review your passport, before coming to court today?
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you traveled to USA in 2007, but did not apply for asylum at that time? why not?
You went to France in 2008, but did not apply for asylum there, either? why not?
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where is the original passport?
[Ij holds it in his hands, and studies it in silence]
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if you speak in six long sentences, can the interpreter get everything, and repeat it all in English?
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Why not flee from your country sooner, and more quickly?
Why not seek asylum sooner, and more quickly?
Why didn't you apply for asylum in Cote DiVoire?
Why would Biya want to kill you?
you departed from your country 8 years ago; he has forgotten you, correct?
Why would he still be angry?
How are you different from the other Bamileke? how come they are not dead?
What is the program of the government party?
What is the program of your party?
When were you arrested, and how long were you held?
When were you arrested the second time, and how long were you held?
RTDC + Return To Dangerous Country
how many times did you RTDC?
Tell me about all of your international travel!
is each stamp in your passport important?
you were too busy to review your passport, before coming to court today?
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you traveled to USA in 2007, but did not apply for asylum at that time? why not?
You went to France in 2008, but did not apply for asylum there, either? why not?
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where is the original passport?
[Ij holds it in his hands, and studies it in silence]
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if you speak in six long sentences, can the interpreter get everything, and repeat it all in English?
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Why not flee from your country sooner, and more quickly?
Why not seek asylum sooner, and more quickly?
Why didn't you apply for asylum in Cote DiVoire?
Bamileke group in Cameroon
Milton Krieger says: "Mr. Biya is a Bulu ethnic, which is related to the Beti group.
-the Bamileke is the largest ethnic group in Cameroon
-the government of Cam. does many things "just for foreign consumption"
-"Impunity underpins persistent abuse"
it is a "failed state"
-the Bamileke is the largest ethnic group in Cameroon
-the government of Cam. does many things "just for foreign consumption"
-"Impunity underpins persistent abuse"
it is a "failed state"
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