Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 1229b

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,353 citation events across 1,038 distinct cases.

1,353citations total

1,038distinct interpreting cases

66distinct courts

160citations in last 5y

1997–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Luis Sepulveda v. Alberto Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States, 1 (2005) ca2 118 own cites 6× in case

#2 Samir M. Alim v. U.S. Attorney General (2006) ca11 115 own cites 5× in case

#3 Enrique Cuevas-Gaspar v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2005) ca9 184 own cites 4× in case

#4 United States v. Jose Alfredo Pallares-Galan (2004) ca9 245 own cites 3× in case

#5 Young v. Holder (2012) ca9 113 own cites 4× in case

#6 Elias Jimenez-Galicia v. U.S. Attorney General (2012) ca11 39 own cites 6× in case

#7 Jurado-Delgado v. Attorney General of the United States (2009) ca3 6 own cites 16× in case

#8 Oyenike Alaka v. Attorney General of the United States Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (2006) ca3 217 own cites 2× in case

#9 Jordany Pierre-Paul v. William Barr, U. S. Atty Ge (2019) ca5 203 own cites 2× in case

#10 Pedro Garcia-Quintero v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2006) ca9 201 own cites 2× in case

#11 Denisyuk v. State (2011) md 40 own cites 4× in case

#12 Alhuay v. U.S. Attorney General (2011) ca11 61 own cites 3× in case

#13 Maria Martinez-Rosas v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2005) ca9 1,158 own cites 1× in case

#14 Flores-Garza v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (2003) ca5 33 own cites 4× in case

#15 Todor Krumov Simeonov v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General (2004) ca9 1,115 own cites 1× in case

#16 Alvarez-Barajas v. Gonzales (2005) ca9 136 own cites 2× in case

#17 Salomon Ledezma-Cosino v. Jefferson Sessions (2017) ca9 21 own cites 5× in case

#18 Manuel Hernandez v. Merrick Garland (2022) ca9 7 own cites 11× in case

#19 Jean M. Valere v. Alberto R. Gonzales (2007) ca7 50 own cites 3× in case

#20 Mireles-Valdez v. Ashcroft (2003) ca5 122 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.