The Asylum officer asked:
-can you repeat page one of your application? you think that is easy? can you do it twice in a row? what is your phone number? do you have more than one phone number?
-you say you never used another name? [Box 6} Didn't you receive letters from people who use a different name for you? So, you did use other names, yes?
-on page 4, it asks about your employment? there are errors on page 4? Yes? why?
you were too busy or tired to proof-read your application?
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Why don't you want to return to your country?
Who threatened you? why?
What words did he say?
Did he say anything else?
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The guard said you were against the government? why would he say that?
Why were you arrested in February 2013?
You say you were summoned to the police station? how far is it from your house to the police station? how many doors does the station have? how many windows?
[WERE YOU REALLY AT A STATION, OR ARE YOU MAKING IT UP?]
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how were you harmed in December? physically? emotionally? economically?
How did they hit? where on your body?
Did they do anything else? why did they hit you?
How did you get released from jail? what happened on the last day?
How were you able to depart from your country? how come you were not arrested at the border?
If you return to your country, what would happen?
Is there anything else?
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
a pro-Western lady from Iraq
The Asylum officer asked:
-show me your passport! when was it issued? when expire?
Do you know all of your international travel?
Really? OK, tell me!
-you suffered harm in your country in 2010, you departed from this "dangerous" country, and then you voluntarily returned to it? So, I guess it is really not so dangerous, correct?
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why would anyone voluntarily return to the country that is so full of danger?
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let's see if you can repeat everything on page one of Form I-589: DOB? POB?
-can you repeat everything on pages 2-3?
Can you repeat everything on page 4?
When did you attend your first school?
Who prepared your application?
was it read back to you in your language?
Why did you visit Moscow? how long were you there?
Why did you visit Kinshasa? how long were you there?
Why didn't you ask for asylum in London? why the long delay?
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So, why did you apply for asylum?
You fear whom?
The militias want to kill you? why?
What is the motive of the bad guys?
Are there six boxes on page 5 of Form I-589? is one of them, "a criminal robbed you and took your money?"
-did you report this problem to the police? why not?
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your brother was injured? how? why? what weapons did the bad guys use?
What did the bad guys say, as they were hitting your brother?
Did brother or you file a report with the police?
You say your government does not protect you from the bad guys? if you do not tell the government about your problems, why would you expect the government to help you?
-is it OK for an asylum officer to deny asylum, because the applicant did not make a police report?
Is there anything else?
-show me your passport! when was it issued? when expire?
Do you know all of your international travel?
Really? OK, tell me!
-you suffered harm in your country in 2010, you departed from this "dangerous" country, and then you voluntarily returned to it? So, I guess it is really not so dangerous, correct?
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why would anyone voluntarily return to the country that is so full of danger?
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let's see if you can repeat everything on page one of Form I-589: DOB? POB?
-can you repeat everything on pages 2-3?
Can you repeat everything on page 4?
When did you attend your first school?
Who prepared your application?
was it read back to you in your language?
Why did you visit Moscow? how long were you there?
Why did you visit Kinshasa? how long were you there?
Why didn't you ask for asylum in London? why the long delay?
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So, why did you apply for asylum?
You fear whom?
The militias want to kill you? why?
What is the motive of the bad guys?
Are there six boxes on page 5 of Form I-589? is one of them, "a criminal robbed you and took your money?"
-did you report this problem to the police? why not?
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your brother was injured? how? why? what weapons did the bad guys use?
What did the bad guys say, as they were hitting your brother?
Did brother or you file a report with the police?
You say your government does not protect you from the bad guys? if you do not tell the government about your problems, why would you expect the government to help you?
-is it OK for an asylum officer to deny asylum, because the applicant did not make a police report?
Is there anything else?
Monday, November 11, 2013
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Burundi #3
The Asylum Officer also asked:
-was the government aware of your activities?
-they put you into a jail cell?
-who else was inside?
-What else was inside? any animals? any insects?
What did you do all day, inside the cell?
What was a typical day like?
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When exactly were you arrested?
Why can't you tell me the exact date?
were you charged with a crime?
Why were you released?
Where did you go?
Did you continue to work in your political party? why?
What questions did they ask you in jail?
Are you active here in the USA? why not?
you have a blog? what did you say in your last entry?
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if you return to your country, would you continue to participate in your political party?
You had problems in the capital city? OK< so why not go live in a small village two hours away?
Would n't you be safe there?
When was the last time you talked to your wife? What did she say?
-was the government aware of your activities?
-they put you into a jail cell?
-who else was inside?
-What else was inside? any animals? any insects?
What did you do all day, inside the cell?
What was a typical day like?
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When exactly were you arrested?
Why can't you tell me the exact date?
were you charged with a crime?
Why were you released?
Where did you go?
Did you continue to work in your political party? why?
What questions did they ask you in jail?
Are you active here in the USA? why not?
you have a blog? what did you say in your last entry?
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if you return to your country, would you continue to participate in your political party?
You had problems in the capital city? OK< so why not go live in a small village two hours away?
Would n't you be safe there?
When was the last time you talked to your wife? What did she say?
Burundi #2
The Asylum officer asked:
-the police arrested you in 2005? one officer said he hated your ethnic group?
Why isn't that detail in your Declaration?
Was it because you were advised to keep the Declaration "short"?
Who gave you that advice? your lawyer? why?
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CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR DECLARATION? as you talk to me, is the Declaration right here in front of me, and I read it as you talk?
-you say the rebels stole your cows? did you see the rebels steal the cows? did someone tell you the rebels stole the cows? does anyone agree with you, that the rebels stole your cows? your neighbor? why does he believe that?
-after that, were you mistreated as a member of your ethnic group?
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when did you join the political party?
when did you first hear about that party?
What role did you play in the party?
did you fear that "infiltrators/spies/informers" also joined that party?
-what did you do, that a movie camera would film? if someone watched the video of you, with the sound off, what would they see?
-what did the President of your party do?
What was the platform of your party?
In your city, how many members were there? how many in the country?
What were the goals of your party? "to end corruption." Any other goals?
What did you do on election day?
One day, the police came to the polling station? why didn't you mention this in your two-page Declaration?
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IF YOU CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID IN A TWO-PAGE DECLARATION, SHOULD WE MAKE YOUR DECLARATION JUST ONE PAGE LONG?
-the police arrested you in 2005? one officer said he hated your ethnic group?
Why isn't that detail in your Declaration?
Was it because you were advised to keep the Declaration "short"?
Who gave you that advice? your lawyer? why?
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CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR DECLARATION? as you talk to me, is the Declaration right here in front of me, and I read it as you talk?
-you say the rebels stole your cows? did you see the rebels steal the cows? did someone tell you the rebels stole the cows? does anyone agree with you, that the rebels stole your cows? your neighbor? why does he believe that?
-after that, were you mistreated as a member of your ethnic group?
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when did you join the political party?
when did you first hear about that party?
What role did you play in the party?
did you fear that "infiltrators/spies/informers" also joined that party?
-what did you do, that a movie camera would film? if someone watched the video of you, with the sound off, what would they see?
-what did the President of your party do?
What was the platform of your party?
In your city, how many members were there? how many in the country?
What were the goals of your party? "to end corruption." Any other goals?
What did you do on election day?
One day, the police came to the polling station? why didn't you mention this in your two-page Declaration?
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IF YOU CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT YOU SAID IN A TWO-PAGE DECLARATION, SHOULD WE MAKE YOUR DECLARATION JUST ONE PAGE LONG?
activist from Burundi
The Asylum Officer asked:
-show me your passport!
was your application read back to you in a language you can understand?
Can you answer each question on page 1 of I-589?
Can you repeat the info on page 4 of I-589?
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why are you applying for asylum?
Who do you fear?
Do you fear anyone else?
Why would Government harm you?
They would harm you b/c of your political opinion? any other reason?
How about because of your ethnic group?
What is your political opinion?
How does anyone in your country know your political opinion?
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what is your ethnic group?
How does anyone in your country know your ethnic group?
Have you been mistreated b/c of your ethnic group?
-in 1999, rebels came into your house? what words did they say? can you repeat their words, right now, for me?
-did anyone else in your family get hurt? anyone suffer physical harm? anyone suffer emotional harm?
-did you report the home invasion to the police? why not?
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how did the war affect you mentally?
Did you write a two-page Declaration? am I looking at it, right now?
You told me a story about the rebels in 1999. Why isn't that story in your Declaration?
-show me your passport!
was your application read back to you in a language you can understand?
Can you answer each question on page 1 of I-589?
Can you repeat the info on page 4 of I-589?
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why are you applying for asylum?
Who do you fear?
Do you fear anyone else?
Why would Government harm you?
They would harm you b/c of your political opinion? any other reason?
How about because of your ethnic group?
What is your political opinion?
How does anyone in your country know your political opinion?
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what is your ethnic group?
How does anyone in your country know your ethnic group?
Have you been mistreated b/c of your ethnic group?
-in 1999, rebels came into your house? what words did they say? can you repeat their words, right now, for me?
-did anyone else in your family get hurt? anyone suffer physical harm? anyone suffer emotional harm?
-did you report the home invasion to the police? why not?
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how did the war affect you mentally?
Did you write a two-page Declaration? am I looking at it, right now?
You told me a story about the rebels in 1999. Why isn't that story in your Declaration?
Friday, October 18, 2013
activist from Cameroon #4
The Asylum Officer asked:
When was your first arrest?
Why were you arrested?
What did the policeman say to you?
He spoke in what language?
what clothes was he wearing?
what weapons did he have?
did he touch you?
did he put his hands on you?
Why did he arrest you?
[on page 5 of the asylum application, are six boxes: race/religion/political opinion etc.
If you were arrested for one of those reasons, maybe you get asylum. If you were arrested for another reason, such as you robbed a bank, or were a drunk driver, or you broke a window of the neighbor living near you, then no asylum. People who rob banks should get arrested, shouldn't they?]
So, why were you arrested?
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What is a "declaration"? is your Declaration at page 11 of your application?
Can you repeat it?
when you talk to the Asylum Officer, does the Officer have it in front of him, and he reads it, as you talk, to see if you can repeat it?
-if your Declaration says, "When I was arrested, I was with my wife," but, in front of the officer, you say, "when I was arrested, I was alone, because my wife was at church," then the Officer will be annoyed. The Officer will ask, "why did you say one thing in your Declaration but something else to me? Do I know more about your Declaration than you do?"
When was your first arrest?
Why were you arrested?
What did the policeman say to you?
He spoke in what language?
what clothes was he wearing?
what weapons did he have?
did he touch you?
did he put his hands on you?
Why did he arrest you?
[on page 5 of the asylum application, are six boxes: race/religion/political opinion etc.
If you were arrested for one of those reasons, maybe you get asylum. If you were arrested for another reason, such as you robbed a bank, or were a drunk driver, or you broke a window of the neighbor living near you, then no asylum. People who rob banks should get arrested, shouldn't they?]
So, why were you arrested?
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What is a "declaration"? is your Declaration at page 11 of your application?
Can you repeat it?
when you talk to the Asylum Officer, does the Officer have it in front of him, and he reads it, as you talk, to see if you can repeat it?
-if your Declaration says, "When I was arrested, I was with my wife," but, in front of the officer, you say, "when I was arrested, I was alone, because my wife was at church," then the Officer will be annoyed. The Officer will ask, "why did you say one thing in your Declaration but something else to me? Do I know more about your Declaration than you do?"
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