Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(b) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(d)(2) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(5) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(6) Supreme Court 480 U.S. 421, 440 502 U.S. 478, 482 Circuit Courts 9 F.3d 819, 822-823 367 F.3d 1215, 1217 378 F.3d 1143, 1148-1149 397 F.3d 1273, 1277 406 F.3d 1187, 1190-1191 420 F.3d 551, 555-556 422 F.3d 1187, 1195-1199 443 F.3d 1197, 1203-1204 447 F.3d 1274, 1278 474 F.3d 783, 789-790 516 F.3d 1198, 1200 534 F.3d 1330, 1335-1336 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)