The asylum officer asked:
who are you afraid of? anyone else?
When did your uncle first hurt you?
The Department of State report says, "women can live with any male relative." Is this true?
What harm did you suffer in 2009? 2010? please tell me your problems chronologically
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You say he hit you? how did he hit you? Please demonstrate! please stand up and move your arm as he did [what did Perry Mason do in "A Place in the Sun"?} [he stood up, and smashed the oar down, with a loud noise]
Are there different kinds of harm? YES. physcial, mental, economic.
"When was the first time he hurt you"? is a broad question? do you mean when was the first time he hurt you physically?
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How often did he hurt you? he hurt you continuously? How often did he physically hurt you?
What was the worst time he hurt you?
When was it, that he hurt you the worst? You can be hurt at least 3 different ways: physically, mentally, and emotionally? So, your answer should have three parts to it?
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If the officer asks the same question three times, what does that mean?
if the officer asks the same question twice, and then sighs, what does that mean?
-he "never" let you depart from the house? or do you mean, "most of the time," he prevented me?
-why did you finally decide to depart from your country? why not depart earlier? why not sooner?
How did you pay for your airplane? how much money did your sister give you?
What would happen if you return to your country?
You had problems in your capital city?OK, so why not go live in another city?
-why do the witness statements all look the same? who wrote them?
why not go to the police with your problems?
did you have any contact with the Taliban? did you give them "material support" even if under duress?
Is there anything else? isn't there something I did not ask you about?
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Afghanistan: victim of domestic violence
The interview with asylum officer lasted 3 hours. The first hour and one fourth were spent on subjects OTHER than harm suffered in the country.
Instead, the officer asked:
-did anyone help you prepare your application? How did he help you? How was your application created?
-did you review your app in your native language? Did someone read back your app to you, in your own language?
-does your written statement include all relevant details?
-does your statement include all the harm you suffered?
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did anyone help you with your visa application? how did you prepare and submit DS-160, the application for a visa?
-was everything in that app true and accurate? NO? you lied by telling the Embassy you would return to the country, when you had no plans to? Why did you lie?
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Let's see if you can repeat page one of I-589 without looking at it: your full name? DOB? POB?
ethnic group? religion?
-tell me the names, and DOB of each of your children
-telll me the names and current location of each of your nine siblings. Why are only four siblings mentioned?
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What was your last address in your country? you lived in a house, without a number, on a street that had no name? OK< then, say that
-is the Afghan calendar different from the U.S. calendar?
Tell me each address you lived at in the USA, and who you lived with.
Who owns that house in Alexandria? you have lived there for 12 mnths, and you do not know the last name of the owner?
Who are you living with, right now?
Are you working? how do you pay rent? who buys the food?
you are not working in the USA? so what do you do, all day?
-Tell me the name, and current location, of each and every family member. You did not write it down on your app; so we are going to do it right now, which by the way is rather boring for me
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Who translated your documents? where is the cert of translation? why isn't there one?
I want to see an original, hand-written statement in the Pashtun language, along with the envelope it came in!
At your lawyer's office, your son was your translator, but today, it is someone else? Are there large difficulties in translation?
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Why did you come to the USA?
Who are you afraid of?
Instead, the officer asked:
-did anyone help you prepare your application? How did he help you? How was your application created?
-did you review your app in your native language? Did someone read back your app to you, in your own language?
-does your written statement include all relevant details?
-does your statement include all the harm you suffered?
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did anyone help you with your visa application? how did you prepare and submit DS-160, the application for a visa?
-was everything in that app true and accurate? NO? you lied by telling the Embassy you would return to the country, when you had no plans to? Why did you lie?
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Let's see if you can repeat page one of I-589 without looking at it: your full name? DOB? POB?
ethnic group? religion?
-tell me the names, and DOB of each of your children
-telll me the names and current location of each of your nine siblings. Why are only four siblings mentioned?
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What was your last address in your country? you lived in a house, without a number, on a street that had no name? OK< then, say that
-is the Afghan calendar different from the U.S. calendar?
Tell me each address you lived at in the USA, and who you lived with.
Who owns that house in Alexandria? you have lived there for 12 mnths, and you do not know the last name of the owner?
Who are you living with, right now?
Are you working? how do you pay rent? who buys the food?
you are not working in the USA? so what do you do, all day?
-Tell me the name, and current location, of each and every family member. You did not write it down on your app; so we are going to do it right now, which by the way is rather boring for me
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Who translated your documents? where is the cert of translation? why isn't there one?
I want to see an original, hand-written statement in the Pashtun language, along with the envelope it came in!
At your lawyer's office, your son was your translator, but today, it is someone else? Are there large difficulties in translation?
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Why did you come to the USA?
Who are you afraid of?
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
an activist from El Salvador
The asylum officer asked:
how did your application get prepared? did your attorney prepare it, and then ask you to sign it?
How did you find your attorney?
Where is a photocopy of your passport?
was your application read back to you, in your language?
what is your full name? address? DOB? enter USA when?
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why are you seeking asylum?
were you a member of the political party, known as FMLN?
How did you join it? who asked you to join? how did you know her?
how long were you a member?
what were your activities?
did you have any problems?
tell me the month/year/city when you suffered harm #1.
Why did that happen to you?
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tell me the month/year/city of harm #2. Why did the man hit you? what words did he say?
Why didn't you report this to the police?
what did you tell your mother? what was her reaction? what was your conversation with her?
When did you depart from your country? when enter USA?
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when the man said, "you will have problems," how did you interpret that? what do you think he meant?
so, why did you depart?
What would happen if you return?
you suffered harm in north-east El Salvador? OK, so why live in Western El Salvador and be far from the bad guys? how would they find you if you lived far away?
Is there anything else?
how did your application get prepared? did your attorney prepare it, and then ask you to sign it?
How did you find your attorney?
Where is a photocopy of your passport?
was your application read back to you, in your language?
what is your full name? address? DOB? enter USA when?
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why are you seeking asylum?
were you a member of the political party, known as FMLN?
How did you join it? who asked you to join? how did you know her?
how long were you a member?
what were your activities?
did you have any problems?
tell me the month/year/city when you suffered harm #1.
Why did that happen to you?
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tell me the month/year/city of harm #2. Why did the man hit you? what words did he say?
Why didn't you report this to the police?
what did you tell your mother? what was her reaction? what was your conversation with her?
When did you depart from your country? when enter USA?
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when the man said, "you will have problems," how did you interpret that? what do you think he meant?
so, why did you depart?
What would happen if you return?
you suffered harm in north-east El Salvador? OK, so why live in Western El Salvador and be far from the bad guys? how would they find you if you lived far away?
Is there anything else?
Monday, April 11, 2016
Abtew v. DHS [3/31/16)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwiXeNZoO69gTDFBdUNpSU9QUzA/view?usp=sharing
Friday, April 8, 2016
Questions asked of an activist from Cameroon
The government lawyer asked these questions of an activist from Cameroon:
-did you join a political organization here in USA? why not?
Why did you go to the protest in front of your embassy? was it just so that photos could be taken?
I know I asked this before, but why haven't you joined an organization here in USA?
Why are you in the protest photos? what is the purpose of taking the photos?
Are the photos re-published on YouTube, to encourgage others to protest?
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When did you decide to come to USA?
who filled out Form DS-160? is everything on it true, or not?
Why did you join that particular political party?
Why were you arrrested?
The police believed what about you?
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your brothers and sisters still live in your country, and the government does not harm them? why not?
Is your government interested in you? Your government has forgotten about you, correct?
What was the purpose of the protest? what were you hoping for?
Who should replace the dictator who is in power now?
-in 2016, what party do you support?
You like the UFDC? why? who is its current leader?
Do you follow the politics of your party in your country?
Mr. Biya is a member of what party? what do the letters stand for?
At the time of your arrest, what was your political opinion?
What is your political opinion today?
you say you wrote a lettter to your embassy in DC? who helped you write the letter?
did the Embassy actually receive the letter?
What would happen if you return to your country? why would you be arrested?
what do embassy workers think and feel about protestors who stand outside with large signs?
I know I asked this before, but : 1] why didn't you join an organization here in USA?
2] did your ambassador actually receive your letter?
-did you join a political organization here in USA? why not?
Why did you go to the protest in front of your embassy? was it just so that photos could be taken?
I know I asked this before, but why haven't you joined an organization here in USA?
Why are you in the protest photos? what is the purpose of taking the photos?
Are the photos re-published on YouTube, to encourgage others to protest?
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When did you decide to come to USA?
who filled out Form DS-160? is everything on it true, or not?
Why did you join that particular political party?
Why were you arrrested?
The police believed what about you?
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your brothers and sisters still live in your country, and the government does not harm them? why not?
Is your government interested in you? Your government has forgotten about you, correct?
What was the purpose of the protest? what were you hoping for?
Who should replace the dictator who is in power now?
-in 2016, what party do you support?
You like the UFDC? why? who is its current leader?
Do you follow the politics of your party in your country?
Mr. Biya is a member of what party? what do the letters stand for?
At the time of your arrest, what was your political opinion?
What is your political opinion today?
you say you wrote a lettter to your embassy in DC? who helped you write the letter?
did the Embassy actually receive the letter?
What would happen if you return to your country? why would you be arrested?
what do embassy workers think and feel about protestors who stand outside with large signs?
I know I asked this before, but : 1] why didn't you join an organization here in USA?
2] did your ambassador actually receive your letter?
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Monday, September 28, 2015
questions of an activist from Rwanda
The U.S. Government lawyer asked:
You say you spoke on radio in USA and criticized your government? where is a transcript of what you said? did anyone hear your words?
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You say the government hates Jacques and all of his relatives?
OK, so in the year 2014, tell me where each relative lived and what happened to each one.
You departed from your country in 2013? since that time, has your government asked one relative of yours even one question? So, your government has forgotten about you, correct?
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You say you were beaten up. Did you seek medical attention? any permanent injuries or scars? How long were you in pain? two weeks? two days?
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your brother criticized your government? how and when? did the government know that he criticized it? how do you know that the government was aware of what brother was doing?
-did you report your problems to the police?
Is internal relocation possible? this means: OK, you had problems in City #1. Why not go live in City #2? how would anyone in city #2 know you were the relative of Jacques?
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you traveled to Kenya? why not seek asylum there? from Kenya, you returned to the "dangerous" country of Rwanda? RTDC? you voluntarily returned to a place of great danger?
When you lived in Kigali, did your government watch you? 60 minutes/day? how do you know?
Tell me about each member of your family. where do they live, and what happened to each one!
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you have six cousins? what was the worst thing that happened to one of them?
You say you spoke on radio in USA and criticized your government? where is a transcript of what you said? did anyone hear your words?
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You say the government hates Jacques and all of his relatives?
OK, so in the year 2014, tell me where each relative lived and what happened to each one.
You departed from your country in 2013? since that time, has your government asked one relative of yours even one question? So, your government has forgotten about you, correct?
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You say you were beaten up. Did you seek medical attention? any permanent injuries or scars? How long were you in pain? two weeks? two days?
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your brother criticized your government? how and when? did the government know that he criticized it? how do you know that the government was aware of what brother was doing?
-did you report your problems to the police?
Is internal relocation possible? this means: OK, you had problems in City #1. Why not go live in City #2? how would anyone in city #2 know you were the relative of Jacques?
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you traveled to Kenya? why not seek asylum there? from Kenya, you returned to the "dangerous" country of Rwanda? RTDC? you voluntarily returned to a place of great danger?
When you lived in Kigali, did your government watch you? 60 minutes/day? how do you know?
Tell me about each member of your family. where do they live, and what happened to each one!
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you have six cousins? what was the worst thing that happened to one of them?
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