Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(a)(1) 8 U.S.C. § 1231(b)(3) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1) 8 C.F.R. § 208.13(b)(1)(ii) Supreme Court 380 U.S. 1, 16 467 U.S. 837 480 U.S. 421, 428-448 502 U.S. 478, 481 503 U.S. 91, 113 Circuit Courts 585 F.2d 129, 134 783 F.2d 955, 957 894 F.2d 1292, 1296 903 F.2d 1436, 1438 910 F.2d 567, 571 921 F.2d 36, 39 979 F.2d 995, 1000 53 F.3d 1031, 1034 69 F.3d 375, 379-380 73 F.3d 579, 587 83 F.3d 353, 355 129 F.3d 1441, 1444-1446 212 F.3d 1338, 1348-1349 215 F.3d 1243