Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 1105

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 292 citation events across 265 distinct cases.

292citations total

265distinct interpreting cases

36distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1955–2022year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Hugo Castillo-Perez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2000) ca9 302 own cites 3× in case

#2 Maryam Hartooni v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1994) ca9 319 own cites 2× in case

#3 Marcus Andre Michael v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1995) ca2 46 own cites 4× in case

#4 Riley v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (2002) ca10 161 own cites 2× in case

#5 People v. Antonio-Antimo (2000) colo 1,020 own cites 1× in case

#6 Saidou Dia v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States (2003) ca3 931 own cites 1× in case

#7 Kucana v. Holder (2010) scotus 822 own cites 1× in case

#8 Mauro Antonio Cano-Merida v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2002) ca9 767 own cites 1× in case

#9 Neama El Sayed Ramadan Gaser Hesham El Gendy v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2007) ca9 703 own cites 1× in case

#10 Mario Ernesto Navas v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2000) ca9 669 own cites 1× in case

#11 Lois M. Grant, on Behalf of Herself and All Other Similarly Situated Persons v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1993) ca3 76 own cites 2× in case

#12 Julio Cesar Berroteran-Melendez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1992) ca9 422 own cites 1× in case

#13 Chenthilkumaran Senathirajah v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1998) ca3 289 own cites 1× in case

#14 David Olusegun Akinmade v. Immigration and Naturalization (1999) ca9 269 own cites 1× in case

#15 Mohammed Abdul Malik v. Doris Meissner, Commissioner, Immigration and Naturalization Service and Immigration and Naturalization Service (1996) ca2 221 own cites 1× in case

#16 Esther Josephine Bunuan Agbuya v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2001) ca9 44 own cites 2× in case

#17 Shmael Turkhan, Betty Jean Turkhan, and Oriana M. Turkhan v. Brian R. Perryman (1999) ca7 39 own cites 2× in case

#18 Yuri Harchenko, Oleksandr Harchenko, and Tetiana Harchenko v. Immigration and Naturalization Service John Ashcroft, Attorney General (2004) ca6 179 own cites 1× in case

#19 Maria Socorro Delgado-Corea and Aminta Espino-Delgado v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca4 35 own cites 2× in case

#20 Shanti, Inc. v. Reno (1999) mnd 34 own cites 2× 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.