The government lawyer asked:
1] tell me about your immigration history
2] tell me about each member of your family: where she lives, her job, her immigration history; if she is similarly-situated to you, how come she has not suffered any harm?
3] have you ever been arrrested?
4] why do you fear returning to your country?
5] after you suffered harm, did you report it to the police? why not?
6] do you know your exact history, or have you forgotten it?
7] you say the gang was angry at you? you worked in the same office for five years? how come the gang was unable to contact you at your office?
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8] compare your life now, here in USA, versus your life in your country: did you own your home? own a car? were you able to take vacations?
9] what did your brother tell you about his problems?
10] what did your sister tell you about her problems?
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11] you had problems in City #1; OK, so why not move, and live in City #2? how would they find you in City #2?
12] why didn't you report your problems to the police?
Friday, June 28, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
more questions to the activist from Cameroon
The government lawyer continues with more questions of the activist from Cameroon:
10] what is your ethnic group? what is the ethnic group of Paul Biya?
11] do people believe you are a Bamileke by your last name?
12] at the SCNC meetings you attended, what did they tell you? what are your dues used for?
13] who spoke at your last meeting? what did he talk about?
14] did you telephone anyone, asking them to join or to contribute money to SCNC?
15] did you say something at the last meeting, or did you just sit there in silence?
16] what is the Unrepresented Nations Political Organization?
17] who is Justice Ebong? is he a renegade?
18] do you know anyone who protested here in USA, who then returned to his country, but was NOT arrested?
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19] I see that Mr. Smith wrote a two-page letter of support for you. did you read it?
did your lawyer read it? do you understand what the Smith letter says?
an activist from Cameroon
The government lawyer asked many questions of the activist from Cameroon:
1] you became politically active only AFTER you were denied asylum by the Asylum Office?
You were not active before? you were not active back in your home country?
2] why did you become a member of the SCNC? What does "SCNC" stand for?
3] how and where did you first learn about it?
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4]you say you protested in front of the Cameroon Embassy in Wash DC, and that Embassy staff took your photo? so what? you say your photo was then sent back to Cameroon, and that now the government knows you protested here in USA, and that now your government is angry at you? Why do you think that?
5] tell me the name of one person who protested in front of the Cameroon Embassy, who then returned to Cameroon and then was arrested!
6] who is Justice Mbuh? was he arrested in September 2009? why was he arrested?
7] did you really attend SCNC meetings here in USA? what was the address of the meetings? how did you get to the meetings? walk? drive/metro? how long does it take to walk to the metro? how long from the metro to the meeting?
8] do you have any photos of yourself at the meetings? do you have even one letter from a person who saw you at a meeting?
9] did you do "fund raising" here in USA? what does that mean? what did you do?
1] you became politically active only AFTER you were denied asylum by the Asylum Office?
You were not active before? you were not active back in your home country?
2] why did you become a member of the SCNC? What does "SCNC" stand for?
3] how and where did you first learn about it?
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4]you say you protested in front of the Cameroon Embassy in Wash DC, and that Embassy staff took your photo? so what? you say your photo was then sent back to Cameroon, and that now the government knows you protested here in USA, and that now your government is angry at you? Why do you think that?
5] tell me the name of one person who protested in front of the Cameroon Embassy, who then returned to Cameroon and then was arrested!
6] who is Justice Mbuh? was he arrested in September 2009? why was he arrested?
7] did you really attend SCNC meetings here in USA? what was the address of the meetings? how did you get to the meetings? walk? drive/metro? how long does it take to walk to the metro? how long from the metro to the meeting?
8] do you have any photos of yourself at the meetings? do you have even one letter from a person who saw you at a meeting?
9] did you do "fund raising" here in USA? what does that mean? what did you do?
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
small inconsistencies? So what? You lose
Mr. M, from the DRC, was denied asylum. The Asylum Officer noted that:
1. How did you find out about the explosion?
Mr. M stated he found out, when he received a fax from his wife.
However, the wife wrote a letter, which said, "I told you about the explosion in a phone call."
Later, Mr. M tried to explain, saying that he did receive a fax from his wife, and that also he talked to wife on the phone; maybe he found out from the fax and also the phone.
2. Mr. M wrote in his application that he attended meetings at a government building.
However, in answer to oral questions, he said he attended meetings at a library, at a home, at a restaurant, and at a university. The Asylum Officer asked him "Why didn't you tell me you attended meetings at a government building?"
Mr. M said he forgot.
3. Mr. M wrote in his declaration that he made several, international, conference phone calls.
However, in answer to oral questions, he said he made just one international conference phone call, and three local conference calls.
[do you think Mr. M made only very small mistakes? Maybe. However, the Asylum Officer wants you to be consistent. Can you repeat what you said in your application, or not? If your brain is small, and you cannot remember very much, then make your application short.]
Also, Mr. M wrote in his application that he "condemned the vicious atrocities committed by the crazy rebels."
Mr. James wrote a letter, with that very same sentence in it.
Ms. Marsha wrote a ltter, with that very same sentence in it.
This irritated the Asylum Officer, who said, "this is evidence of fraud."
1. How did you find out about the explosion?
Mr. M stated he found out, when he received a fax from his wife.
However, the wife wrote a letter, which said, "I told you about the explosion in a phone call."
Later, Mr. M tried to explain, saying that he did receive a fax from his wife, and that also he talked to wife on the phone; maybe he found out from the fax and also the phone.
2. Mr. M wrote in his application that he attended meetings at a government building.
However, in answer to oral questions, he said he attended meetings at a library, at a home, at a restaurant, and at a university. The Asylum Officer asked him "Why didn't you tell me you attended meetings at a government building?"
Mr. M said he forgot.
3. Mr. M wrote in his declaration that he made several, international, conference phone calls.
However, in answer to oral questions, he said he made just one international conference phone call, and three local conference calls.
[do you think Mr. M made only very small mistakes? Maybe. However, the Asylum Officer wants you to be consistent. Can you repeat what you said in your application, or not? If your brain is small, and you cannot remember very much, then make your application short.]
Also, Mr. M wrote in his application that he "condemned the vicious atrocities committed by the crazy rebels."
Mr. James wrote a letter, with that very same sentence in it.
Ms. Marsha wrote a ltter, with that very same sentence in it.
This irritated the Asylum Officer, who said, "this is evidence of fraud."
Monday, April 1, 2013
West African #4
still more questions from the Asylum Officer:
1] why did the man hurt you in September, and not in December?
2] how did you know that the punching man worked for the government?
3] how is your physical health today?
4] how is your emotional health today? do you continue to have nightmares?
5] when the man punched you, what was he wearing? how did he get to your house?
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tell me about all of your international travel!
-did any country give you permission to live there?
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who filled out the application to get the tourist visa?
Do I have a copy right here in front of me?
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you arrived in USA in July of last year? why not apply for asylum in July or August?
Why did you apply in February of this year? why the delay?
still more questions for West African
still more questions from the Asylum Officer:
1] why did you hurt you in September, and not in December?
2] how did you know that the punching man worked for the government?
3] how is your physical health today?
4] how is your emotional health today? do you continue to have nightmares?
5] when the man punched you, what was he wearing? how did he get to your house?
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tell me about all of your international travel!
-did any country give you permission to live there?
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who filled out the application to get the tourist visa?
Do I have a copy right here in front of me?
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you arrived in USA in July of last year? why not apply for asylum in July or August?
Why did you apply in February of this year? why the delay?
West Africa #3
The Asylum Officer also asked:
1] when did you arrive in USA?
2] what has happened in your country since you departed?
3] Why did Korumah want to hurt you?
4] how many times were you hurt in your country?
5] how many threats did they make?
6] What words did they say, exactly? what language did they speak?
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7] you were punched in 2009?
8] your son was threatened in 2012?
9] when you were punched, where were you?
[Why do you think the Asylum Officer jumps from 2009 to 2012, and then back to 2012?]
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Why did Korumah threaten your son?
How did you find that out?
[does the Asylum Officer wonder if your entire story is fake? If so, what kinds of questions would he ask?]
10] when you were punched in 2009, who else was nearby? how come they were not hurt? why were you alone hurt, and no one else?
11] during the time that K was punching you, what did he say? what words, what language?
12] did you see blood anywhere? on your hand? on your shirt? on the floor?
13] why wasn't your sister hurt? [why would the asylum officer ask the same question, 20 minutes apart?]
14 why were you punched?
1] when did you arrive in USA?
2] what has happened in your country since you departed?
3] Why did Korumah want to hurt you?
4] how many times were you hurt in your country?
5] how many threats did they make?
6] What words did they say, exactly? what language did they speak?
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7] you were punched in 2009?
8] your son was threatened in 2012?
9] when you were punched, where were you?
[Why do you think the Asylum Officer jumps from 2009 to 2012, and then back to 2012?]
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Why did Korumah threaten your son?
How did you find that out?
[does the Asylum Officer wonder if your entire story is fake? If so, what kinds of questions would he ask?]
10] when you were punched in 2009, who else was nearby? how come they were not hurt? why were you alone hurt, and no one else?
11] during the time that K was punching you, what did he say? what words, what language?
12] did you see blood anywhere? on your hand? on your shirt? on the floor?
13] why wasn't your sister hurt? [why would the asylum officer ask the same question, 20 minutes apart?]
14 why were you punched?
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