Statute treatment: 8 C.F.R. § 242

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 50 citation events across 43 distinct cases.

50citations total

43distinct interpreting cases

22distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1959–2021year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Hernandez Lara v. Lyons (2021) ca1 112 own cites 2× in case

#2 Jose Tiania Tejeda v. United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (1965) ca9 23 own cites 3× in case

#3 Maria Irma Navia-Duran v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1977) ca1 40 own cites 2× in case

#4 Nestor Rodrigo Rios-Berrios v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1985) ca9 177 own cites 1× in case

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

#6 Jagdish Rai Chadha v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1981) ca9 120 own cites 1× in case

#7 Paul Ziah Dallo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1985) ca6 97 own cites 1× in case

#8 Tim Lok v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1982) ca2 92 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Yassem Fares, Also Known as Yasser Fares (1992) ca2 79 own cites 1× in case

#10 Andres Antonio Campos v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1992) ca1 68 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Evaristo Rangel-Gonzales (1980) ca9 63 own cites 1× in case

#12 Raudel Castaneda-Delgado and Sebastiana Godina De Castaneda v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1975) ca7 49 own cites 1× in case

#13 Haitian Refugee Center v. Civiletti (1980) flsd 47 own cites 1× in case

#14 Perez-Funez v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service (1985) cacd 13 own cites 2× in case

#15 Russell Bufalino v. John W. Holland, District Director of Immigration and Naturalization (1960) ca3 29 own cites 1× in case

#16 Saied Parcham v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1985) ca4 28 own cites 1× in case

#17 Navarro-Aispura v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1993) cand 8 own cites 2× in case

#18 Fernandez-Collado v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1986) ctd 18 own cites 1× in case

#19 Mohammed Mansoori v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1994) ca7 15 own cites 1× in case

#20 Goziam Thomas Attoh v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1979) cadc 12 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.