Activist from Iraq [part 2]

who beat you up? what clothes were they wearing? what did they say? what language did they speak? did they rob you?

can you remember one bad guy in particular? he was tall/short? fat/thin/muscular? beard? glasses? expression on his face?

how did they beat you? using what weapons? hit you where?

any blood come out? you did not go to doctor? why not?

you did not report this to police? why not?

what did you see with your eyes? what did you hear with your ears? did you smell anything? what did other people tell you?

there was a protest ten years ago? April 2011? what day in April?

What was the protest about?

How did you organize the protest? what did you do?

who protested? students? faculty? why did they protest?

Did any of the protestors throw rocks or shoot guns? Did they advocate violence? were they "terrorists" according to definitions of US Congress?

do you have any photos of your scars?

do you have a letter of corroboration from a friend who was with you, at the protest?

did you suffer any other physical harm?

did you suffer any other threats?

In May 2006, there was a protest? where were you, when you were threatened? where were you standing or sitting?

October 2005 is 16 years ago? YES. What was your address?

OK, this in new information. We must change page 4 of the I-589 that asks for this

It is now 1 05 pm. Let's take a 15 minute break. I am allowed to eat food and drink coffee, but you are not.

    [during the break, I saw children sleeping on the floor. The Immigration Court waives the presence of kids; why not the asylum office?]

You say you were beaten by government agents in 2015. Did you complain to the police? why not?

Were you a member of an organization? do you have a membership card?  Your card says you joined in 2014, but really you joined in 2015?

in 2005, [sixteen years ago] were you a member of an organization? 

in 2009, you were at a new job. What month did you begin there? During that year, were you a member of an organization?

[why do asylum officers do extensive background checks, which are not done for cases in Immigration Court?]

your sister was beaten up by government agents? did she report that to the police? why not?

did sister go to the doctor? why not?

did you criticize your government while you were in your country? did you criticize them here in USA? if you return to your country, will you continue to criticize?

While living here in USA, did you receive any threats?

Why isn't each member of your family dead?

you do not trust the police in Region #1, where you were. So, why not tell police in a different region?

Woudn't you be safe if you lived in Region #3? #4?

did anything bad happen to similarly-situated persons?

you were last harmed six years ago: they have forgotten about you, haven't they?