Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1) 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(c)(2) 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b)(2) Supreme Court 480 U.S. 421, 428 502 U.S. 478, 481 Circuit Courts 33 F.3d 615, 620 146 F.3d 384, 388-390 259 F.3d 482, 486-489 331 F.3d 297, 308 351 F.3d 717, 726 388 F.3d 924, 925 388 F.3d 941, 951 408 F.3d 275, 289 411 F.3d 631, 638-641 447 F.3d 468, 472 534 F.3d 162, 164