In asylum law, "persecution" and "torture" are specific legal terms, and it's the asylum officer's

In asylum law, "persecution" and "torture" are specific legal terms, and it's the asylum officer's job to decide whether what happened to you rises to that level, not yours 📖 It's natural to want to describe your own experience using those exact words in your declaration or testimony, but you should avoid it. As a former asylum officer, I can tell you it comes across as presumptuous, like you're trying to do the officer's job for them 🚫 Don't reach for any other label either. Just describe the actual acts of harm that happened to you in detail, and let the officer apply the legal label. That's their role, not yours 🎯 For help with your asylum case, send the word "CONSULT" to me in a direct message.