C.F.R. § 235.3 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 235.3

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 506 citation events across 218 distinct cases.
506citations total
218distinct interpreting cases
52distinct courts
180citations in last 5y
1972–2025year range
Top 20 leading cases
#1 Aerolineas Argentinas, and Pakistan International Airlines v. United States (1996) cafc 230 own cites 22× in case
#2 Yajure Hurtado (2025) bia 320 own cites 7× in case
#3 Zhang v. Holder (2009) ca2 216 own cites 4× in case
#4 American Immigration Lawyers Ass'n v. Reno (1998) dcd 44 own cites 6× in case
#5 SANCHEZ (1996) bia 12 own cites 11× in case
#6 United States v. Sabri Yakou (2005) cadc 68 own cites 4× in case
#7 Amanullah v. Nelson (1987) ca1 87 own cites 8× in case
#8 United States v. Victor Raya-Vaca (2014) ca9 68 own cites 3× in case
#9 AVILEZ (2005) bia 30 own cites 4× in case
#10 United States v. Rufino Peralta-Sanchez (2017) ca9 5 own cites 14× in case
#11 Diallo v. Mukasey (2008) ca6 8 own cites 8× in case
#12 Dia Navigation Co. v. Pomeroy (1994) ca3 34 own cites 8× in case
#13 Castro v. United States Department of Homeland Security (2016) ca3 69 own cites 2× in case
#14 KANAGASUNDRAM (1999) bia 18 own cites 4× in case
#15 Francisco Juarez-Ramos v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General (2007) ca9 56 own cites 2× in case
#16 Sungwook Kim v. Holder (2009) ca8 24 own cites 3× in case
#17 cluster 793647 (2006) ca9 23 own cites 3× in case
#18 Alaka v. Elwood (2002) paed 10 own cites 5× in case
#19 Succar v. Ashcroft (2005) ca1 184 own cites 1× in case
#20 Aerolineas Argentinas v. United States (1994) uscfc 9 own cites 5× 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.