Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(i)(A) 8 C.F.R. § 1003.1(e)(5) 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13(b)(1)(i)(A) Circuit Courts 58 F.3d 1425, 1431 102 F.3d 460, 463 147 F.3d 1078, 1080-1081 257 F.3d 1185, 1190 292 F.3d 1268, 1276-1277 355 F.3d 1222, 1232-1236 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2)