Questions asked of a "sexual minority" from Pakistan, by an asylum officer:

Have you ever lied to US government about anything?

who helped you do your I-58(? how was it prepared? who wrote your personal statement?

What did you say on your application for tourist visa? Did you read your answers to Form DS-160 before sending it in? Is Everything on it accurate?

Tell me your complete immigration history with USA: your first application: for a student visa? for a tourist visa?  Then you applied for asylum? for a work permit? did you ever violate US immigration laws? work without a permit?

Tell me about all of your international travel: what was your status in each country? did you ask for a visa to visit China?

Did you make written applications for anything, that I can read, to see if you lied or were inconsistent? You don't need asylum in USA, because you can get status in England or in France?

Let's see if you can repeat everything you wrote on page 1 of Form I-589. Can you repeat page 2, 3, and 4? 

Why are you seeking asylum? Whom do you fear? Just the government, or also other people, such as private citizens?

Why do you fear returning? what would happen?

Did you suffer physical harm in your country?

When did you realize you were a sexual minority? How are similarly-situated persons treated in your country?

What attracted you to your first serious partner?

What did your father think about your life style? your older sister?

When he insulted you, how did that make you feel?

How did you feel after that event?

Did you join any organizations in your country? did you join any organizations in USA? do you have a membership card?

How do you "show support" for that organization? Did  you do anything that could be seen by someone else? Did you do anything to bring yourself to the attention of your government?

Inside the prison, what words did the guard say? did he have any weapons? what did he do with the weapons? where on your body did he hit you? Why is there no letter from a doctor, describing your injuries?

Why did the guard hit you?

How would the government know you were a sexual minority? or a member of the opposition? or know you criticized them?

Were you ever threatened in your country?

What documents exist, anywhere in the world, that corroborate your claims? why aren't those documents here, in front of me?Did you even attempt to get the hospital records? did you even ask your father to go get hospital records?

Did other similarly-situated persons suffer in your country?

Is there anything else?