Friday, April 17, 2015

an activist from the CAR

The asylum officer asked:
Show me all of your passports!
Tell me about all of your international travel!
how did you get the passport? walk in, and it was handed to you?
Or, they gave it to your sister, and she mailed it to you?
In 2009, you flew airplane to London? and then to Paris?
What do your parents do for a living?
How do you suppport yourself in USA? do you work without a permit?
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you arrived in USA in 2013, but you waited ten months to apply for asylum? why the delay?
In June 2013, you talked face-to-face with a policeman? what did he say? can you repeat the words he said?
Did your sister write a letter of support for you? why not?
What is the situation in your country, today, April 2015?
Who do you fear? why do you still fear them?
Ms. Samba is the president of your country? what is her ethnic group? Goula.  Usually, the Goula people live in the north-east part of your country? they are usually Muslim?
How do they know you are not a Goula?
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Tomorrow, if you fly airplane to the capitol city of your country, what would happen?
Is your government still interested in you, or have they forgotten about you?
Human Rights Watch recently reported that your president was in favor of democracy and in favor of punishing war criminals?  Is this true?
You had problems in city #1; OK, so why not live in city #2?
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Who are you, in one sentence?  a non-Goula, an activist who supports democracy.
   in the last six months, has one other similarly-situated person suffered harm in your country?
Is there anything else?

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Kurdish activist from Syria

The asylum officer asked:
"What is it like, being Kurdish in Syria?"
-why doesn't the government like the Kurds?
Were you a member of any organizations in your country?
are you a member of any organizations here in USA? NO? why not?
What were your political activiites in your country?
What are your political activities here in usa?
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Did you ever suffer physical harm?
ever suffer emotional harm, as from threats?
ever suffer economic harm, as from having to pay large bribes or fines?
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Do the Kurds govern their own territory today?
Who are the bad guys? who are the groups you fear?
Is there anyone else who wants to harm you?
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How do they know you are a Kurd? if you walk down the street in silence, and they look at you, do you look different from others? how? your nose is bigger? your head is bigger? you are taller?
Your accent, when you speak Arabic?
Your name? your first name is what? would any Arab name his son that name?
Clothes? are your clothes different?
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Tell me all of your international travel!
Tell me the name of each country you visited, and what was  your immigration status in that country?
Why did you depart from Jordan? why did you depart from your country? why not depart earlier?
If you return, what would happen?
Tell me the name of one Kurd who was killed in the past six months, by the government, because of his political opinion!
You had problems in the city of Damascus? OK, so why not live in City #2? how about City
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ever use any other date of births?
-how did you avoid compulsory service in your country?
Ever get stopped at a road block, or checkpoint? ever pay any $ to get through? how much?
Ever had any contact with extremists?
DID YOU EVER GIVE "MATERIAL SUPPORT" TO ANYONE?
-ever give 3 $, or a drink of water, to a terrorist?
EVER USE FACEBOOK? EVER USE TWITTER?
What did you post? did anyone in your country read your Facebook account?
Tell me all of your international travel, including brief cities of transit!
did you ever join any group?
Did you ever give false information to U.S. government?
Does anyone in Syria know you go to a Christian church, here in USA?