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)(i) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(a) Supreme Court 480 U.S. 421, 440 502 U.S. 478 526 U.S. 415, 419 Circuit Courts 909 F.2d 1, 5 168 F.3d 565, 569-572 337 F.3d 50, 55 359 F.3d 59 364 F.3d 392, 398 385 F.3d 1 454 F.3d 896, 898-899 489 F.3d 80, 85-86