Statute treatment: 104-208 Pub.L. §

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 974 citation events across 773 distinct cases.

974citations total

773distinct interpreting cases

76distinct courts

62citations in last 5y

1996–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Lin Zhong v. United States Department of Justice, Attorney General Gonzales (2007) ca2 1,145 own cites 6× in case

#2 Zhang v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service (2004) ca2 2,266 own cites 2× in case

#3 United States v. Defabian C. Shannon (1997) ca7 180 own cites 4× in case

#4 Lin Zhong v. United States Department of Justice, Attorney General Gonzales (2006) ca2 65 own cites 6× in case

#5 In Re Resendiz (2001) cal 162 own cites 4× in case

#6 Mohammed Simon LAHMIDI, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent (1998) ca9 27 own cites 9× in case

#7 Demore v. Kim (2003) scotus 1,144 own cites 2× in case

#8 Delgado v. Holder (2011) ca9 142 own cites 4× in case

#9 Saidou Dia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States (2003) ca3 931 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. Martinelli (2005) armfor 102 own cites 4× in case

#11 United States v. Carlos Pacheco (2000) ca2 91 own cites 4× in case

#12 Enrique Cuevas-Gaspar v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2005) ca9 184 own cites 3× in case

#13 Marta Brigida Melgar De Torres v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, and the Immigration and Naturalization Service (1999) ca2 571 own cites 2× in case

#14 Stanislav Iavorski v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (2000) ca2 474 own cites 2× in case

#15 Abebe v. Mukasey (2009) ca9 354 own cites 2× in case

#16 Raul Morales-Izquierdo v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2007) ca9 231 own cites 2× in case

#17 Xue Yong Zhang v. Holder (2010) ca2 39 own cites 4× in case

#18 Chamber of Commerce of United States v. Edmondson (2010) ca10 158 own cites 2× in case

#19 Yoselin Martinez Cazun v. Attorney General United State (2017) ca3 33 own cites 4× in case

#20 Bakhtriger v. Elwood (2004) ca3 33 own cites 4× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.