6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 18 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Mendoza-Garcia v. Barr.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mendoza-Garcia v. Barr Anchor | green | “circumscribe a noncitizen's ability to elaborate on the details of his claim by instructing him only to answer the questions asked.” | 3 |
| 2 | Jose Trejo Tepas v. Merrick Garland | green | “the immigration judge's failure to develop the record . . . would further support his due process claim, which he indisputably preserved by raising it below.” | 3 |
| 3 | Jose Lopez-Benitez v. Merrick Garland | green | “an applicant doesn't need to conjure any magic words to adequately raise an issue to the board.” | 3 |
| 4 | Jose Lopez-Benitez v. Merrick Garland | green | “must at least launch the appropriate argument.” | 3 |
| 5 | David Annor v. Merrick Garland | green | “aggravated felonies for which the noncitizen has been sentenced to an aggregate term . . . of at least five years.” | 3 |
| 6 | Alex Zalaya Orellana v. Pamela Bondi | green | “when an agency fails to follow its own procedures or regulations, that agency's actions are generally invalid” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.