Originally Posted by
Firebug4
Video feeds have absolutely nothing to do with it.
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They certainly sometimes do.
Originally Posted by
Firebug4
If the subject truly is seeking asylum and is a true candidate for asylum by time he gets to the asylum officer he has given his true name and true story because he wants to asylum officer to be able to verify it.
Often the individuals truly seeking asylum to be allowed to enter and/or to stay in the US will fabricate and/or exaggerate stories and fudge about their true name(s) because they are that very intent upon being allowed to enter and/or stay in the US.
When free of concern that what is stated will come back to bite them in the backside, plenty of those truly seeking asylum and who have received it do admit to having fudged details about names and/or background in order to get what they wanted.
Trying to verify asylum-seekers' claims about situations deserving of asylum are not necessarily a walk in the park in terms of verification, no less so when dealing with the likes of Somalis or previously Afghans who entered the US from Mexico and claim asylum in the US upon running into DHS employees.