Deportation: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Deportation,” part of the Civil Rights area.

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All 102 decisions, newest first

• Riley v. Bondi
  145 S. Ct. 2190Decided June 26, 20255–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Velazquez v. Bondi
  145 S. Ct. 1232Decided April 22, 20255–4Neil M. Gorsuch
• Campos-Chaves v. Garland
  144 S. Ct. 1637Decided June 14, 20245–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Santos-Zacaria v. Garland
  598 U.S. 411Decided May 11, 20239–0Ketanji Brown Jackson
• Biden v. Texas
  142 S. Ct. 2528Decided June 30, 20225–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Johnson v. Arteaga-Martinez
  142 S. Ct. 1827Decided June 13, 20228–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Garland v. Gonzalez
  142 S. Ct. 2057Decided June 13, 20226–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Patel v. Garland
  142 S. Ct. 1614Decided May 16, 20225–4Amy Coney Barrett
• Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
  141 S. Ct. 2271Decided June 29, 20216–3Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Pereida v. Wilkinson
  141 S. Ct. 754Decided March 4, 20215–3Neil M. Gorsuch
• Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam
  140 S. Ct. 1959Decided June 25, 20207–2Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California
  140 S. Ct. 1891Decided June 18, 20205–4John G. Roberts Jr.
• Nasrallah v. Barr
  140 S. Ct. 1683Decided June 1, 20207–2Brett M. Kavanaugh
• Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr
  140 S. Ct. 1062Decided March 23, 20207–2Stephen G. Breyer
• Nielsen v. Preap
  139 S. Ct. 954Decided March 19, 20195–4Samuel A. Alito Jr.
• Pereira v. Sessions
  138 S. Ct. 2105Decided June 21, 20188–1Sonia Sotomayor
• Esquivel-Quintana v. Sessions
  137 S. Ct. 1562Decided May 30, 20178–0Clarence Thomas
• Mellouli v. Lynch
  575 U.S. 798Decided June 1, 20157–2Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Adrian Moncrieffe v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  569 U.S. 184Decided April 23, 20137–2Sonia Sotomayor
• Eric H. Holder, Jr. v. Carlos Martinez Gutierrez
  566 U.S. 583Decided May 21, 20129–0Elena Kagan
• Akio Kawashima v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  565 U.S. 478Decided February 21, 20126–3Clarence Thomas
• Joel Judulang v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  565 U.S. 42Decided December 12, 20119–0Elena Kagan
• Jose Angel Carachuri-Rosendo v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  560 U.S. 563Decided June 14, 20109–0John Paul Stevens
• Agron Kucana v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  558 U.S. 233Decided January 20, 20109–0Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Manoj Nijhawan v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  557 U.S. 29Decided June 15, 20099–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Jean Marc Nken v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  556 U.S. 418Decided April 22, 20097–2John G. Roberts Jr.
• Daniel Girmai Negusie v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
  555 U.S. 511Decided March 3, 20098–1Anthony M. Kennedy
• Dada v. Mukasey
  554 U.S. 1Decided June 16, 20085–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Alberto R. Gonzales v. Luis Alexander Duenas-Alvarez
  549 U.S. 183Decided January 17, 20079–0Stephen G. Breyer
• Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  549 U.S. 47Decided December 5, 20068–1David H. Souter
• Humberto Fernandez-Vargas v. Alberto R. Gonzales
  548 U.S. 30Decided June 22, 20068–1David H. Souter
• Keyse G. Jama v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  543 U.S. 335Decided January 12, 20055–4Antonin Scalia
• A. Neil Clark v. Sergio Suarez Martinez
  543 U.S. 371Decided January 12, 20057–2Antonin Scalia
• Josue Leocal v. John D. Ashcroft
  543 U.S. 1Decided November 9, 20049–0William H. Rehnquist
• Charles Demore v. Hyung Joon Kim
  538 U.S. 510Decided April 29, 20035–4William H. Rehnquist
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Fredy Orlando Ventura
  537 U.S. 12Decided November 4, 20029–0Per curiam
• Kestutis Zadvydas v. Christine G. Davis and Immigration and Naturalization Service
  533 U.S. 678Decided June 28, 20015–4Stephen G. Breyer
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Enrico St. Cyr
  533 U.S. 289Decided June 25, 20015–4John Paul Stevens
• Deboris Calcano-Martinez v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  533 U.S. 348Decided June 25, 20015–4John Paul Stevens
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Juan Anibal Aguirre-Aguirre
  526 U.S. 415Decided May 3, 19999–0Anthony M. Kennedy
• Janet Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
  525 U.S. 471Decided February 24, 19998–1Antonin Scalia
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Yueh-Shaio Yang
  519 U.S. 26Decided November 13, 19969–0Antonin Scalia
• Marvin Stone v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  514 U.S. 386Decided April 19, 19956–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Chris Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc.
  509 U.S. 155Decided June 21, 19938–1John Paul Stevens
• Janet Reno v. Jenny Lisette Flores
  507 U.S. 292Decided March 23, 19937–2Antonin Scalia
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jairo Jonathan Elias-Zacarias
  502 U.S. 478Decided January 22, 19926–3Antonin Scalia
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. National Center for Immigrants' Rights, Inc.
  502 U.S. 183Decided December 16, 19919–0John Paul Stevens
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Assibi Abudu
  485 U.S. 94Decided March 1, 19888–0John Paul Stevens
• United States v. Mendoza-Lopez
  481 U.S. 828Decided May 26, 19875–4Thurgood Marshall
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca
  480 U.S. 421Decided March 9, 19876–3John Paul Stevens
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Hector
  479 U.S. 85Decided November 17, 19867–2Per curiam
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Rios-Pineda
  471 U.S. 444Decided May 13, 19858–0Byron R. White
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Stevic
  467 U.S. 407Decided June 5, 19849–0John Paul Stevens
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Phinpathya
  464 U.S. 183Decided January 10, 19849–0Sandra Day O'Connor
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Jong Ha Wang et Ux.
  450 U.S. 139Decided March 2, 19816–3Per curiam
• Agosto v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  436 U.S. 748Decided June 6, 19787–2Thurgood Marshall
• Reid et Ux. v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  420 U.S. 619Decided March 18, 19756–2William H. Rehnquist
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Stanisic
  395 U.S. 62Decided May 19, 19695–3John M. Harlan II
• Cheng Fan Kwok v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  392 U.S. 206Decided June 10, 19688–1John M. Harlan II
• Boutilier v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  387 U.S. 118Decided May 22, 19676–3Tom C. Clark
• Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Errico
  385 U.S. 214Decided December 12, 19666–3Earl Warren
• Woodby v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  385 U.S. 276Decided December 12, 19667–2Potter Stewart
• Soric v. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
  382 U.S. 285Decided December 13, 19659–0Per curiam
• Costello v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  376 U.S. 120Decided February 17, 19646–2Potter Stewart
• Foti v. Immigration and Naturalization Service
  375 U.S. 217Decided December 16, 19639–0Earl Warren
• Rosenberg v. Fleuti
  374 U.S. 449Decided June 17, 19635–4Arthur J. Goldberg
• Gastelum-Quinones v. Kennedy
  374 U.S. 469Decided June 17, 19635–4Arthur J. Goldberg
• Kimm v. Rosenberg
  363 U.S. 405Decided June 13, 19605–4Per curiam
• Niukkanen v. McAlexander
  362 U.S. 390Decided April 18, 19605–4Per curiam
• Leng May Ma v. Barber
  357 U.S. 185Decided June 16, 19585–4Tom C. Clark
• Rogers v. Quan
  357 U.S. 193Decided June 16, 19585–4Tom C. Clark
• Bonetti v. Rogers
  356 U.S. 691Decided June 2, 19586–3Charles E. Whittaker
• Dessalernos v. Savoretti
  356 U.S. 269Decided April 14, 19587–2Per curiam
• Heikkinen v. United States
  355 U.S. 273Decided January 6, 19589–0Charles E. Whittaker
• Lehmann v. United States ex Rel. Carson or Carasaniti
  353 U.S. 685Decided June 3, 19577–2Charles E. Whittaker
• Mulcahey v. Catalanotte
  353 U.S. 692Decided June 3, 19577–2Charles E. Whittaker
• Rabang v. Boyd
  353 U.S. 427Decided May 27, 19578–1William J. Brennan Jr.
• United States v. Witkovich
  353 U.S. 194Decided April 29, 19576–2Felix Frankfurter
• United States ex Rel. Hintopoulos et Ux. v. Shaughnessy
  353 U.S. 72Decided March 25, 19576–2John M. Harlan II
• Ceballos v. Shaughnessy
  352 U.S. 599Decided March 11, 19578–0William J. Brennan Jr.
• Brownell v. Tom We Shung
  352 U.S. 180Decided December 17, 19569–0Tom C. Clark
• Jay v. Boyd
  351 U.S. 345Decided June 11, 19565–4Stanley F. Reed
• Marcello v. Bonds
  349 U.S. 302Decided May 31, 19555–3Tom C. Clark
• Shaughnessy v. United States ex Rel. Accardi
  349 U.S. 280Decided May 23, 19556–2Tom C. Clark
• Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro
  349 U.S. 48Decided April 25, 19556–3Hugo L. Black
• Pino v. Landon
  349 U.S. 901Decided April 11, 19559–0Per curiam
• United States v. Menasche
  348 U.S. 528Decided April 4, 19558–0Tom C. Clark
• Shomberg v. United States
  348 U.S. 540Decided April 4, 19558–0Tom C. Clark
• Barber v. Gonzales
  347 U.S. 637Decided June 7, 19546–3Earl Warren
• Galvan v. Press
  347 U.S. 522Decided May 24, 19547–2Felix Frankfurter
• United States ex Rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy
  347 U.S. 260Decided March 15, 19545–4Tom C. Clark
• Tom We Shung v. Brownell
  346 U.S. 906Decided December 7, 19536–3Per curiam
• Heikkila v. Barber
  345 U.S. 229Decided March 16, 19537–2Tom C. Clark
• United States v. Spector
  343 U.S. 169Decided April 7, 19525–3William O. Douglas
• United States ex Rel. Jaegeler v. Carusi
  342 U.S. 347Decided January 28, 19528–0Per curiam
• Jordan v. de George
  341 U.S. 223Decided May 7, 19516–3Fred M. Vinson
• Wong Yang Sung v. McGrath
  339 U.S. 33Decided February 20, 19506–1Robert H. Jackson
• United States ex Rel. Eichenlaub v. Shaughnessy
  338 U.S. 521Decided January 16, 19504–3Harold H. Burton
• United States ex Rel. Johnson v. Shaughnessy
  336 U.S. 806Decided May 9, 19496–3Hugo L. Black
• Ludecke v. Watkins
  335 U.S. 160Decided June 21, 19485–4Felix Frankfurter
• Fong Haw Tan v. Phelan
  333 U.S. 6Decided February 2, 19489–0William O. Douglas
• Delgadillo v. Carmichael
  332 U.S. 388Decided November 10, 19479–0William O. Douglas

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error