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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 119 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 Rosmery Andia Amilcar E. Torrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosmery Andia Amilcar E. Torrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General Anchor | green | “in reviewing the decision of the bia, we consider only the grounds relied upon by that agency.” | 56 |
| 2 | Rosmery Andia Amilcar E. Torrez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General | green | “if we conclude that the bia's decision cannot be sustained upon its reasoning, we must remand to allow the agency to decide any issues remaining in the case.” | 33 |
| 3 | Jose Roberto Ramirez-Castro v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | green | “as a general rule, an expunged conviction qualifies as a conviction” | 8 |
| 4 | Hector Tito Lujan-Armendariz v. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Mauro Roldan-Santoyo v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | red | “there is no rational basis for a federal statute that treats persons adjudged guilty of a drug offense under state law more harshly than persons adjudged guilty of the identical offense under federal law.” | 5 |
| 5 | Abebe v. Mukasey | green | “congress has particularly broad and sweeping powers when it comes to immigration, and is therefore entitled to an additional measure of deference when it legislates as to admission, exclusion, removal, naturalization or other matters pertaining to aliens.” | 5 |
| 6 | Ramon Acosta v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States | green | “a distinction between aliens whose criminal cases are dismissed under the federal ffoa and those whose charges are handled under similar state schemes.” | 4 |
| 7 | Daniel Humberto Chavez-Perez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General | green | “it would defy common sense to require the ins to sit on its hands for three years, waiting to see whether chavez-perez will comply with the terms of his probation and perhaps qualify for future expungement.” | 4 |
| 8 | WERK | green | “under a state law which is the counterpart” | 4 |
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.