8 C.F.R. § 1208.21 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 1208.21

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 82 citation events across 68 distinct cases.
82citations total
68distinct interpreting cases
9distinct courts
7citations in last 5y
2004–2026year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Jian Hui Shao v. Mukasey (2008) ca2 2,177 own cites 2× in case
#2 Hanan Haddad v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2006) ca6 127 own cites 2× in case
#3 Singh v. Holder (2011) ca9 99 own cites 2× in case
#4 Hui Lin Huang v. Holder (2012) ca2 320 own cites 1× in case
#5 Deqa Ahmad Haji Ali Madaar A. Osman Isack A. Osman v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General (2005) ca9 161 own cites 1× in case
#6 Arif v. Mukasey (2007) ca5 98 own cites 1× in case
#7 Blanco de Belbruno v. Ashcroft (2004) ca4 93 own cites 1× in case
#8 Sonia Calla Mejia v. Jefferson Sessions III (2017) ca4 20 own cites 2× in case
#9 Johan Sumolang v. Eric H. Holder Jr. (2013) ca9 68 own cites 1× in case
#10 Khunaverdiants v. Mukasey (2008) ca9 45 own cites 1× in case
#11 Cendrawasih v. Holder (2009) ca1 6 own cites 2× in case
#12 Edier Rodriguez Bedoya v. William Barr (2020) ca4 11 own cites 1× in case
#13 Sugiarto v. Holder, Jr. (2014) ca1 9 own cites 1× in case
#14 Mathias Hounmenou v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. (2012) ca8 6 own cites 1× in case
#15 Saval v. Holder (2010) ca9 2 own cites 3× in case
#16 Aleksander Spaqi v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2011) ca6 2 own cites 2× in case
#17 Selami v. Gonzales (2005) ca6 3 own cites 1× in case
#18 Cissy Lyagoba v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2010) ca6 1 own cites 3× in case
#19 Rasi v. Mukasey (2007) ca6 2 own cites 1× in case
#20 Singh v. Holder (2011) ca9 2 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.