Statute treatment: 8 U.S.C. § 1253

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 2,620 citation events across 1,352 distinct cases.

2,620citations total

1,352distinct interpreting cases

56distinct courts

83citations in last 5y

1953–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Doherty (1992) scotus 1,889 own cites 21× in case

#2 Dori Zardui-Quintana v. Louis M. Richard (1985) ca11 96 own cites 36× in case

#3 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca (1987) scotus 4,131 own cites 8× in case

#4 Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc. (1993) scotus 276 own cites 14× in case

#5 Peter Gabriel John McMullen v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca9 51 own cites 21× in case

#6 Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (2005) scotus 564 own cites 8× in case

#7 Beatrice Ananeh-Firempong v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1985) ca1 67 own cites 15× in case

#8 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-Aguirre (1999) scotus 1,155 own cites 5× in case

#9 Zhang v. United States Immigration & Naturalization Service (2004) ca2 2,266 own cites 4× in case

#10 Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Stevic (1984) scotus 1,660 own cites 4× in case

#11 Moises Garcia-Mir v. William French Smith (1985) ca11 161 own cites 8× in case

#12 Haitian Refugee Center v. James S. Gracey, Admiral/commandant, United States Coast Guard (1987) cadc 149 own cites 8× in case

#13 Joseph Patrick Doherty v. U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service (1990) ca2 16 own cites 24× in case

#14 Luis Alonzo Sanchez-Trujillo, and Luis Armando Escobar-Nieto v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1986) ca9 268 own cites 6× in case

#15 William Joseph Quinn v. Glen Robinson, United States Marshal for the Northern District of California (1986) ca9 261 own cites 6× in case

#16 Landon v. Plasencia (1982) scotus 818 own cites 4× in case

#17 Fengchu Chang v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1997) ca3 201 own cites 6× in case

#18 Mercedes Vilorio-Lopez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1988) ca9 196 own cites 6× in case

#19 Ran Choeum v. Immigration and Naturalization Service (1997) ca1 88 own cites 8× in case

#20 Jacobo Ramos-Vasquez v. Immigration & Naturalization Service (1995) ca9 177 own cites 6× 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.