Authorities Cited: United States Code 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(A) 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(42)(B) 8 U.S.C. § 1158(b)(1)(B) 8 U.S.C. § 1252(b)(4)(B) Code of Federal Regulations 8 C.F.R. § 208.13 Supreme Court 537 U.S. 12 Circuit Courts 785 F.2d 801 99 F.3d 928, 931 103 F.3d 1482, 1487 192 F.3d 1241, 1245 205 F.3d 1177, 1181 220 F.3d 1062, 1071 220 F.3d 1085, 1090 257 F.3d 1038, 1042 280 F.3d 1217, 1226 292 F.3d 1017, 1023-1024 328 F.3d 593, 604 341 F.3d 1015, 1021-1022 345 F.3d 777, 786 362 F.3d 1164 366 F.3d 799, 802 378 F.3d 959, 962-963 379 F.3d 876, 887 380 F.3d 1114, 1120 397 F.3d 1139, 1148 405 F.3d 1035, 1042 418 F.3d 1061, 1064-1065 432 F.3d 1037, 1040 454 F.3d 1014 472 F.3d 1131, 1135-1136 476 F.3d 738, 741 477 F.3d 1126 499 F.3d 981, 985 518 F.3d 1030, 1034