Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 1105a(a)(1)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 89 citation events across 69 distinct cases.

89citations total

69distinct interpreting cases

19distinct courts

2citations in last 5y

1973–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Stone v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1995) scotus 1,649 own cites 8× in case

#2 Henderson v. Shinseki (2009) cafc 82 own cites 3× in case

#3 Zakia Mashiri v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General (2004) ca9 187 own cites 2× in case

#4 Carlos Amilcar Umanzor Umanzor v. David H. Lambert, District Director, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca5 54 own cites 2× in case

#5 Mohammad Zafar Tipu v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1994) ca3 275 own cites 1× in case

#6 Gary Laguerre v. Janet Reno, Jose, Martin Avelar-Cruz v. Janet Reno (1999) ca7 220 own cites 1× in case

#7 Tsion M. Kahssai v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1994) ca9 38 own cites 2× in case

#8 Larry Efosa BAZUAYE, Petitioner, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Respondent (1996) ca9 159 own cites 1× in case

#9 Russell Bufalino v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1973) ca3 33 own cites 2× in case

#10 Edgardo Nocon and Charito Nocon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca3 135 own cites 1× in case

#11 Pupi White v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993) ca8 28 own cites 2× in case

#12 Rene Adan Contreras-Aragon v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1988) ca9 79 own cites 1× in case

#13 cluster 706107 (1995) ca9 46 own cites 1× in case

#14 Marcus Andre Michael v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1995) ca2 46 own cites 1× in case

#15 Lucy Ko Yao v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1993) ca9 31 own cites 1× in case

#16 Sam Baba Ouedraogo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1989) ca5 27 own cites 1× in case

#17 Men Keng Chang, A/K/A Abraham Chang v. A. S. Jiugni, District Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (1982) ca5 26 own cites 1× in case

#18 G-N-C (1998) bia 25 own cites 1× in case

#19 Pena-Rosario v. Reno (2000) nyed 16 own cites 1× in case

#20 Motta v. District Director, Immigration & Naturalization Service (1994) mad 16 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.