Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(1) 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. § 1208.13(b)(3) Supreme Court 502 U.S. 478, 481 537 U.S. 12, 17-18 Circuit Courts 99 F.3d 954, 958-960 103 F.3d 1482, 1489 175 F.3d 732, 734-738 254 F.3d 859, 862-865 332 F.3d 1186, 1188 356 F.3d 1153, 1157 363 F.3d 975, 979 366 F.3d 808, 812 383 F.3d 1112, 1123