Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(1) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b) 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(C) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1) 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c) 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2) 8 C.F.R. § 208.6 8 C.F.R. § 208.6(a) 8 C.F.R. § 208.6(b) Supreme Court 467 U.S. 407, 430 529 U.S. 576, 588 Circuit Courts 886 F.2d 76, 78 898 F.2d 1053, 1055 75 F.3d 112, 115 208 F.3d 725, 728 296 F.3d 316, 320-322 325 F.3d 396, 405-408 355 F.3d 27, 31 378 F.3d 361, 367-372 417 F.3d 268, 271 442 F.3d 395 459 F.3d 255, 263-272 472 F.3d 227, 231 492 F.3d 505, 511 493 F.3d 444, 449-454 509 F.3d 890, 899-900 519 F.3d 90, 95