Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 208

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 120 citation events across 102 distinct cases.

120citations total

102distinct interpreting cases

30distinct courts

19citations in last 5y

1982–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Vicente Osorio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Amicus Curiae (1994) ca2 339 own cites 3× in case

#2 Mohamed Abdille v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States (2001) ca3 843 own cites 2× in case

#3 Johnson v. Guzman Chavez (2021) scotus 147 own cites 3× in case

#4 Antonio Urbina-Mauricio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993) ca9 101 own cites 2× in case

#5 Guennadi Y. Mikhailevitch v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1998) ca6 603 own cites 1× in case

#6 He Chun Chen, A/K/A He Zhong Chen v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States, He Chun Chen (2004) ca3 591 own cites 1× in case

#7 Juan A. Maldonado-Cruz, A/K/A Hugo Deras-Espinoza v. U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization (1989) ca9 76 own cites 2× in case

#8 Alexander Komarenko v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1994) ca9 72 own cites 2× in case

#9 Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith (1982) cacd 64 own cites 2× in case

#10 Nelson Andrade-Garcia v. Loretta E. Lynch (2016) ca9 349 own cites 1× in case

#11 Rolando Augustine Castellano-Chacon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2003) ca6 330 own cites 1× in case

#12 C-Y-Z (1997) bia 268 own cites 1× in case

#13 Ibrahim Silwany-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993) ca5 44 own cites 2× in case

#14 Tesfaye Aberra Gebremichael v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993) ca1 148 own cites 1× in case

#15 Hamid R. Kashani v. Alan Nelson, Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca7 32 own cites 2× in case

#16 East Bay Sanctuary Covenant v. Donald Trump (2018) ca9 136 own cites 1× in case

#17 Rene Carvajal-Munoz v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1984) ca7 129 own cites 1× in case

#18 Zhen Nan Lin v. United States Department of Justice (2006) ca2 129 own cites 1× in case

#19 Hernan Patricio Castro-O'ryan v. United States Department of Immigration and Naturalization (1988) ca9 103 own cites 1× in case

#20 George R. Ambati and Pranaykumar Ambati v. Janet Reno, Attorney General, and Immigration and Naturalization Service (2000) ca7 92 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.