9 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 53 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 FRENTESCU.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRENTESCU Anchor | green | “the nature of the conviction, the circumstances and underlying facts of the conviction, the type of sentence imposed, and, most importantly, whether the type and circumstances of the crime indicate that the alien will be a danger to the community.” | 19 |
| 2 | Rahmatullah Afridi v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General | green | “while we cannot reweigh evidence to determine if the crime was indeed particularly serious, we can determine whether the bia applied the correct legal standard in making its determination.” | 8 |
| 3 | Ran Choeum v. Immigration and Naturalization Service | green | “necessary to ensure compliance with the 1967 united nations protocol relating to the status of refugees.” | 4 |
| 4 | Miguel-Miguel v. Gonzales | green | “create a strong presumption that drug trafficking offenses are particularly serious crimes” | 4 |
| 5 | L-S | green | “annuls the deliberate distinction made by congress in the iirira.” | 4 |
| 6 | L-S | green | “congress has drawn a critical distinction in its use of the term 'particularly serious crime” | 4 |
| 7 | FRENTESCU | green | “looks to such factors as the nature of the conviction, the circumstances and underlying facts of the conviction, the type of sentence imposed, and, most importantly, whether the type and circumstances of the crime indicate that the alien will be a danger to the community.” | 4 |
| 8 | Sloan v. West | green | “the traditional tools of statutory interpretation” | 4 |
| 9 | FRENTESCU | green | “in judging the seriousness of a crime, we look to such factors as the nature of the conviction, the circumstances and underlying facts of the conviction, the type of sentence imposed, and, most importantly, whether the type and circumstances of the crime indicate that the alien …” | 2 |
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.