Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) 8 U.S.C. § 1158 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(2) 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2) 8 C.F.R. § 208.18(c)(3) 8 C.F.R. § 1208.11 Circuit Courts 962 F.2d 234, 238 331 F.3d 297, 307 357 F.3d 169, 182-184 406 F.3d 110, 112 417 F.3d 268, 271 445 F.3d 554, 564-565 453 F.3d 99, 105 471 F.3d 315, 330 484 F.3d 619, 626 520 F.3d 132, 135 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2)