Part two of questions from July 7, 2025

Did you report your problems to the police? why not?

THE FUTURE: if you return, what would happen? why would that happen? is there any other reason?

Is anyone looking for you right now? why? why do  you believe that?

The last time government visited your home in person was when? last time they phoned you? last time they talked to a member of your family?  The government has forgotten about you?

Is there constant surveillance in your country? what are the dalan ?

Is the government specifically and personally looking for you? why do you believe that? why is the government looking for you? any other reason?

Will you protest in Burma, if you return to burma? why not?

Are you a member of a political party? do you have a membership card? have you done any "opposition activities" here in USA? why not? You say you protested? Why do you risk your life by protesting?

What do you not like about your government?

You went to a protest in Irrawaddy in December 2024? Who put on that protest? how many attended? who told you about it? what exactly did you do? You walked in the street, carrying a large sign, and you shouted anti-government slogans? Did anyone notice what you were doing?

Do you know anyone who returned to Burma? what happened to them? How would the government know that you returned?

Are you able to repeat  your Declaration, even if I do not ask you about it?

Why would you protest in the future?

Did you ever criticize your government online? why? what was your criticism?

What is "internal relocation"? is it possible for you?

what is "material support"? does it include a drink of water, giving one dollar, giving someone a ten-minute ride in your car?

    There are "violent" groups in Burma? they have guns and they shoot them? According to the law of the USA, are they "terrorists"?   So,, did you give help to a group that the US considers to be terrorist?

 QUESTIONS ASKED BY ASYLUM OFFICER, OF AN ACTIVIST FROM BURMA ON JULY 7, 2025

Did anyone help you do I-589? how did he help you?

Can you repeat everything on page One of I-589 without looking at it?

What is your current immigration status in USA? for each country that you visited, what was your status there? Why not seek asylum there?

You say government hates you because you are a minority? Your mother is the same minority, and she lives in Burma? How come she is not dead? How come government does not harm her?

Attached to I-589 is a written statement? did anyone help you with that? how did he help you?

What is Form DS-160? how many times did you fill it out? Did anyone help you with it? How did they help? Is the information on DS-160 accurate? That form asked if you had ever been arrested? that form asked if your stay in USA would be only for two weeks? So, you lied on the DS-160?

Did you have a face-to-face interview at US Embassy? you answered questions, and gave the officer information? Did you lie to him? why?

WERE  YOU THREATENED IN YOUR COUNTRY?

What does the word "threat" mean? There are direct, personal threats: the officer, standing in front of you says, "Maybe tomorrow I will kill you!"  How many direct, personal threats did you get? Four? OK, for threat #1, tell me month/year/city. What words did the man say?

   For threat #2, tell me month/year/city. What words did the man say? Tell me exactly what he said! What language did he speak in?  Where were you, at the time of the threat?

Did the man say anything else? "Sitting here right now, not that I can recall"

Were you targeted personally? why? how did the officer know your religion? how did he know your ethnic group? how did he know  your political opinion?  

Is "family" a particular social group? if government is angry at your brother, but they can't find him, are they angry at you? so, you suffer harm because you are the brother of your brother?

How many protests did you attend in your country in 2021? in 2022? How come you stopped protesting?

Why did you believe the man was part of the military? What exactly did the officer say? He made a direct threat to you, or was it indirect?

Everyday in Burma, you are under threat?

In January 2024, in Mandalay, the officer said, "I will  throw you into prison!"? Do you still think about that threat? what do you think about it? Ever have flashbacks? Are they unpleasant?

Why did he threaten you? Was it because of  1] race or ethnic group? 2] religion? 3] political opinion? 4] particular social group? is "family" a particular social group? How much about you did the officer know? did he know about "family"?

Are there four main grounds for asylum? what are they?

You were targeted personally, because why? What specific basis do you have to support  your belief?