Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(D) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(1) 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(1)(ii) 8 C.F.R. § 1208.16(b)(1) Supreme Court 480 U.S. 421, 440 502 U.S. 478, 481 Circuit Courts 944 F.2d 702 102 F.3d 460, 463 205 F.3d 1177, 1181 336 F.3d 1231, 1235 366 F.3d 889, 893 378 F.3d 1143 380 F.3d 1114, 1120-1121 397 F.3d 1273, 1277 422 F.3d 1187, 1195-1197 426 F.3d 540, 542