Immigration & citizenship

The governing law

8 U.S.C.

• 8 U.S.C. § 1101 §1101. Definitions cited by 5258 cases
• section 1252 §1252. Judicial review of orders of removal cited by 4870 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1182 §1182. Inadmissible aliens cited by 3719 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1326 §1326. Reentry of removed aliens cited by 2579 cases
• section 1227 §1227. Deportable aliens cited by 2355 cases
• section 1158 §1158. Asylum cited by 2083 cases
• section 1231 §1231. Detention and removal of aliens ordered removed cited by 1532 cases
• section 1251 §1251. Transferred cited by 1510 cases
• section 1255 §1255. Adjustment of status of nonimmigrant to that of person admitted for permanent residence cited by 1105 cases
• section 1324 §1324. Bringing in and harboring certain aliens cited by 1053 cases
• section 1253 §1253. Penalties related to removal cited by 675 cases
• section 1226 §1226. Apprehension and detention of aliens cited by 580 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1153 §1153. Allocation of immigrant visas cited by 505 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1103 §1103. Powers and duties of the Secretary, the Under Secretary, and the Attorney General cited by 433 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1154 §1154. Procedure for granting immigrant status cited by 401 cases
• section 1225 §1225. Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing cited by 401 cases
• section 1325 §1325. Improper entry by alien cited by 364 cases
• section 1357 §1357. Powers of immigration officers and employees cited by 352 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1427 §1427. Requirements of naturalization cited by 328 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1151 §1151. Worldwide level of immigration cited by 327 cases
• section 1229 §1229. Initiation of removal proceedings cited by 297 cases
• section 1451 § 1451. Revocation of naturalization cited by 239 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1421 §1421. Naturalization authority cited by 235 cases
• section 1329 § 1329. Jurisdiction of district courts cited by 217 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1184 §1184. Admission of nonimmigrants cited by 202 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1447 § 1447. Hearings on denials of applications for naturalization cited by 175 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1401 §1401. Nationals and citizens of United States at birth The following shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at birth: cited by 153 cases
• section 1228 §1228. Expedited removal of aliens convicted of committing aggravated felonies cited by 142 cases
• section 1160 § 1160. Special agricultural workers cited by 135 cases
• 8 U.S.C. § 1362 § 1362. Right to counsel cited by 133 cases

Representative cases

1. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. St. Cyr, 533 U.S. 289 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, 8 U.S.C. § 1182, 8 U.S.C. § 1535, section 1227, section 1252; cited by 1235 cases
2. Almendarez-Torres v. United States, 523 U.S. 224 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1282, 8 U.S.C. § 1326, section 1325, section 1327, section 1328; cited by 1131 cases
3. Zadvydas v. Davis, 533 U.S. 678 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, 8 U.S.C. § 1182, 8 U.S.C. § 1281, 8 U.S.C. § 1537, section 1226; cited by 650 cases
4. Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1103, 8 U.S.C. § 1182, 8 U.S.C. § 1304, 8 U.S.C. § 1373, section 1229; cited by 320 cases
5. Reno v. Flores, 507 U.S. 292 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1154, 8 U.S.C. § 1522, section 1252, section 1357; cited by 712 cases
6. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Aguirre-Aguirre, 526 U.S. 415 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, 8 U.S.C. § 1103, section 1231, section 1253, section 1258; cited by 549 cases
7. Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, 525 U.S. 471 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, section 1227, section 1251, section 1252, section 1329; cited by 481 cases
8. Clark v. Martinez, 543 U.S. 371 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, 8 U.S.C. § 1182, 8 U.S.C. § 1537, section 1225, section 1231; cited by 287 cases
9. Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, section 1158; cited by 1147 cases
10. Demore v. Kim, 538 U.S. 510 construes 8 U.S.C. § 1101, 8 U.S.C. § 1153, 8 U.S.C. § 1536, section 1226, section 1228; cited by 278 cases

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