Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 208.3

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 271 citation events across 212 distinct cases.

271citations total

212distinct interpreting cases

23distinct courts

17citations in last 5y

1982–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Doherty (1992) scotus 1,889 own cites 4× in case

#2 Zhi Wei Pang v. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (2006) ca2 71 own cites 5× in case

#3 Yuen Jin v. Mukasey (2008) ca2 644 own cites 2× in case

#4 Espectacion Bolanos-Hernandez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1985) ca9 257 own cites 2× in case

#5 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Abudu (1988) scotus 1,913 own cites 1× in case

#6 Javier Lopez-Urenda v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General (2003) ca9 75 own cites 3× in case

#7 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Stevic (1984) scotus 1,660 own cites 1× in case

#8 Orantes-Hernandez v. Smith (1982) cacd 64 own cites 3× in case

#9 Haitian Refugee Center v. James S. Gracey, Admiral/commandant, United States Coast Guard (1987) cadc 149 own cites 2× in case

#10 Giuli Ivanishvili v. United States Department of Justice & Attorney General Gonzales (2006) ca2 807 own cites 1× in case

#11 Dori Zardui-Quintana v. Louis M. Richard (1985) ca11 96 own cites 2× in case

#12 Syed Zaidi v. John D. Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States of America (2004) ca7 63 own cites 2× in case

#13 Jean v. Nelson (1984) ca11 252 own cites 3× in case

#14 Luis Alonzo Sanchez-Trujillo, and Luis Armando Escobar-Nieto v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca9 268 own cites 1× in case

#15 United States v. Aguilar (1989) ca9 205 own cites 3× in case

#16 Shamel Yousif v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca6 49 own cites 2× in case

#17 Daniel Francei Gumbol v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1987) ca6 48 own cites 2× in case

#18 Jose Irene Ramirez-Osorio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Jose Ismael Rubio v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1984) ca5 48 own cites 2× in case

#19 Nabil Raja Dandan, Ketty Dandan, Souzi Dandan, A.K.A. Souzy Dandan, Sandra Dandan, and Raja Nabil Dandan v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General (2003) ca7 229 own cites 1× in case

#20 Alberto Damaize-Job v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca9 229 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.