Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(D) 8 U.S.C. § 1252 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(a) 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(2)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(2)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 208.4(a)(4)(i) 78 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(2)(i) Supreme Court 323 U.S. 134 467 U.S. 407, 424 502 U.S. 478, 481 537 U.S. 12, 16-17 Circuit Courts 63 F.3d 1501, 1511 140 F.3d 1305, 1309 204 F.3d 1241, 1244 220 F.3d 1092, 1095-1096 242 F.3d 882, 888 293 F.3d 1089, 1093 320 F.3d 1061, 1070 359 F.3d 1181, 1184 362 F.3d 1247, 1251 384 F.3d 743, 747-748 439 F.3d 592, 599 455 F.3d 1006, 1014-1015 458 F.3d 1052, 1058 478 F.3d 972, 977 479 F.3d 646, 654 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 43(c)(2)