Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(A) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(i)(A) 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(ii) Supreme Court 305 U.S. 197, 229 467 U.S. 407, 428 467 U.S. 837, 842-845 480 U.S. 421, 431 502 U.S. 478, 483-484 537 U.S. 12, 16 547 U.S. 183, 186 Circuit Courts 878 F.2d 247, 252 12 F.3d 1233, 1240 25 F.3d 636, 640 213 F.3d 955, 958 251 F.3d 747, 749 283 F.3d 926, 930 360 F.3d 915, 918-919 363 F.3d 740, 743 374 F.3d 606, 614-615 377 F.3d 837, 844 386 F.3d 66, 74 388 F.3d 643, 646 396 F.3d 1011, 1014 416 F.3d 918, 921 420 F.3d 70, 79-80 437 F.3d 710 440 F.3d 62, 70 442 F.3d 626, 630 442 F.3d 1078, 1080 447 F.3d 1037, 1040 454 F.3d 825, 828 475 F.3d 1007, 1008-1200 481 F.3d 1115, 1118 484 F.3d 513, 516-518 490 F.3d 255, 261 492 F.3d 946, 948 495 F.3d 553, 557 495 F.3d 876, 885 510 F.3d 797, 801 521 F.3d 922, 926-927 527 F.3d 330, 339 527 F.3d 737, 740-741 531 F.3d 584, 587-590 531 F.3d 624, 627-628