Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(3)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(d)(1) Supreme Court 480 U.S. 421, 449 502 U.S. 478, 481 Circuit Courts 758 F.2d 1221, 1226 830 F.2d 610 25 F.3d 1063, 1071 105 F.3d 374, 381 223 F.3d 425, 428 241 F.3d 544, 545 322 F.3d 477, 481 352 F.3d 1133, 1137-1138 380 F.3d 982, 986 390 F.3d 1129, 1135-1136 403 F.3d 945, 951 406 F.3d 179, 186 416 F.3d 681, 685 417 F.3d 720, 721 422 F.3d 476, 477 442 F.3d 991, 995-996 443 F.3d 593, 599 469 F.3d 1082, 1089-1093 473 F.3d 762, 765-766 500 F.3d 615, 618 Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure Fed. R. App. P. 28 Fed. R. App. P. 34(f)