Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(B) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(2)(D) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.16(b)(1)(i) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(5) 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(c)(2) Circuit Courts 438 F.3d 1249, 1251 457 F.3d 1117, 1130 474 F.3d 783, 789-790 503 F.3d 1116, 1124 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(f)