Questions asked of a Christian from Syria:
   show me your passport! Give me a copy of each page of each passport you have ever had!
how was I-589 prepared? you wrote several pages; gave to your lawyer; he made it shorter; he said to talk about harm, because of a special reason, such as political opinion?
-your lawyer read your statement back to you in a language you understand?
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how did you get your passport? ask for it, face-to-face? or, did your agent get it for you, after paying bribes?
Let's see if you can repeat page one of I-589 without looking at it
Let's see if  you can repeat page four of I-589 without looking at it
What was your last address, before coming to USA?
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Where did  you sleep, each night, for the past 60 months? \
First you lived in Alexandria, then you lived in Arlington?
You want to talk about exremists who commit murder, but I want to talk about addresses in the USA.
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Can you get legal status in some other country? did you live somewhere else for a long time? Through your mother, can you get legal status in her country?
Let's talk about each family member. You say that because you are a Christian, you would suffer great harm if  you return?
Isn't your father a Christian, who lives in your country? how come he is not dead? how come no one has hurt him? if no one has hurt him, go live with him; then you  will be safe, correct?
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why are you applying for asylum?
whom do you fear, and why?
are you really a Christian? what documents do you have that show this?
are you a member of a church in USA? were you a member of church in your country?
certificate of baptism? is there a government I.D. that says you are a Christian?
Where are the original documents?
how would anyone know  you are a Christain? by your name? by where you live?
by reputation?
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 where you harmed physically in your country?
were any members of your family harmed physically?
did you suffer emotional harm? did a member of your family suffer emotional harm?
Who are the bad guys?   the government, or non-government? why they want to hurt you?
Did the government make any effort to arrest or punish the bad guys?
did someone make a police report?
what religion are the police? is it a waste of time to report to the police?
Does the government agree with the bad guys? It is OK to kill Christians?
You departed from your country and went to Jordan? you were safe in Jordan? and then you voluntarily returned to the country that you say is dangerous? RTDC?
What does RTDC stand for?
I like color photos!
You traveled to Mexico? why not seek asylum there?
Did any other similarly-situated persons suffer harm last year? this year?