Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 1229a(b)(4)(C)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 54 citation events across 48 distinct cases.

54citations total

48distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1998–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Jacqueline Stevens v. U.S. Attorney General (2017) ca11 74 own cites 2× in case

#2 Shabanali Ladha Khatoon Ladha Farzana S. Ladha v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (2000) ca9 413 own cites 1× in case

#3 Mohinder Singh v. John Ashcroft (2004) ca9 229 own cites 1× in case

#4 Fatjon Sterkaj Amemona Sokoli-Sterkaj v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2006) ca6 178 own cites 1× in case

#5 Jose Alanniz v. William Barr (2019) ca9 96 own cites 1× in case

#6 Porfirio Garza-Moreno Mario Garza-Garcia v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General (2007) ca6 95 own cites 1× in case

#7 Witjaksono v. Holder (2009) ca10 94 own cites 1× in case

#8 Richardson v. Reno (1998) ca11 76 own cites 1× in case

#9 Kheireddine v. Gonzales (2005) ca1 51 own cites 1× in case

#10 Amadou Soumare v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. (2009) ca6 5 own cites 4× in case

#11 El Harake v. Gonzales (2006) ca6 15 own cites 1× in case

#12 Elida A. Flores-Panameno v. U.S. Attorney General (2019) ca11 13 own cites 1× in case

#13 Arloo v. Ashcroft (2003) mad 5 own cites 1× in case

#14 Jean Alcius v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. (2010) ca6 2 own cites 2× in case

#15 Gayle v. Johnson (2015) njd 3 own cites 1× in case

#16 Dobroslav Bulatovic v. Eric H. Holder, Jr. (2009) ca6 2 own cites 1× in case

#17 Millian-Zamora v. Ashcroft (2002) nyed 2 own cites 1× in case

#18 Jose Galvan v. Eric Holder, Jr. (2010) ca6 1 own cites 2× in case

#19 Niania v. Gonzales (2007) ca10 1 own cites 1× in case

#20 Mondal v. Gonzales (2006) ca10 1 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.