Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 1003.26

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 85 citation events across 60 distinct cases.

85citations total

60distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

18citations in last 5y

2003–2026year range

Top 17 leading cases

#1 M-R-A (2008) bia 133 own cites 3× in case

#2 Alexander Twum v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2005) ca2 1,138 own cites 1× in case

#3 Mondaca-Vega v. Holder (2015) ca9 43 own cites 2× in case

#4 Gualterio Santos-Santos v. William P. Barr (2019) ca6 63 own cites 1× in case

#5 SANCHEZ-HERBERT (2012) bia 10 own cites 2× in case

#6 LAPARRA (2022) bia 10 own cites 2× in case

#7 Vaz dos Reis v. Holder (2010) ca1 22 own cites 1× in case

#8 Toora v. Holder (2010) ca5 7 own cites 2× in case

#9 United States v. Ramirez-Carcamo (2009) ca5 6 own cites 2× in case

#10 Moussa Soumah v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2010) ca6 3 own cites 2× in case

#11 Amoncio Cruz-Gomez v. Loretta Lynch (2015) ca6 4 own cites 1× in case

#12 Usman Ahmed v. Alberto R. Gonzales (2005) ca7 2 own cites 1× in case

#13 Caguana v. Holder (2009) ca2 2 own cites 1× in case

#14 Rosa Amelia Reyes-Almendarez v. U.S. Attorney General (2014) ca11 1 own cites 2× in case

#15 Patel v. Holder (2010) ca2 1 own cites 1× in case

#16 Boutros Habchy v. Alberto Gonzales (2006) ca8 1 own cites 2× in case

#17 Fa Li Liu v. United States Department of Justice (2006) ca2 1 own cites 1× 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.