Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 1240

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 53 citation events across 25 distinct cases.

53citations total

25distinct interpreting cases

10distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

2004–2025year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 Francisco Garfias-Rodriguez v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2012) ca9 140 own cites 12× in case

#2 Patel v. Attorney General of the United States (2010) ca3 72 own cites 6× in case

#3 Garfias-Rodriguez v. Holder (2011) ca9 17 own cites 12× in case

#4 Manuel Guzman-Vazquez v. William P. Barr (2020) ca6 62 own cites 1× in case

#5 Mohamed Abdallahi v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2012) ca6 34 own cites 1× in case

#6 Sanchez-Velasco v. Holder (2010) ca8 26 own cites 1× in case

#7 Giraldo v. Holder (2011) ca6 24 own cites 1× in case

#8 Qingyun Li v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2011) ca4 21 own cites 1× in case

#9 Anthony Kimani v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2012) ca7 11 own cites 1× in case

#10 Lukarov v. Ashcroft (2005) ca10 2 own cites 1× in case

#11 Jose Galvan v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2010) ca6 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 Alex Zalaya Orellana v. Pamela Bondi (2025) ca4 1 own cites 1× in case

#13 Cordon-Ramirez v. Attorney General of the United States (2015) ca3 1 own cites 1× in case

#14 Angelina Miguel v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2004) ca6 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.