Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Enrico St. Cyr

Decided June 25, 2001. John Paul Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 00-767 · 533 U.S. 289 (2001) · Cited 2,984 times

Holding

The Second Circuit lacked jurisdiction to hear the petitions for direct review, but petitioners can proceed with their habeas petitions if they wish to obtain relief.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 5–4.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Landgraf v. USI Film Products · 511 U.S. 244 (1994)
• Heikkila v. Barber · 345 U.S. 229 (1953)
• Felker v. Turpin · 518 U.S. 651 (1996)
• Ex Parte Bollman and Swartwout · 8 U.S. 75 (1807)
• Swain v. Pressley · 430 U.S. 372 (1977)
• Nishimura Ekiu v. United States · 142 U.S. 651 (1892)
• Reno v. American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee · 525 U.S. 471 (1999)
• Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Schumer · 520 U.S. 939 (1997)
• Martin v. Hadix · 527 U.S. 343 (1999)
• United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. Shaughnessy · 347 U.S. 260 (1954)
• Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
• Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro · 349 U.S. 48 (1955)
• Jay v. Boyd · 351 U.S. 345 (1956)
• Terlinden v. Ames · 184 U.S. 270 (1902)
• Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Cardoza-Fonseca · 480 U.S. 421 (1987)
• Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional Complex · 442 U.S. 1 (1979)
• Brown v. Allen · 344 U.S. 443 (1953)
• Atascadero State Hospital v. Scanlon · 473 U.S. 234 (1985)
• Crowell v. Benson · 285 U.S. 22 (1932)
• United States v. Nordic Village, Inc. · 503 U.S. 30 (1992)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Lopez-Mendoza · 468 U.S. 1032 (1984)
• Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. v. Florida Gulf Coast Building & Construction Trades Council · 485 U.S. 568 (1988)
• Board of Pardons v. Allen · 482 U.S. 369 (1987)
• Ng Fung Ho v. White · 259 U.S. 276 (1922)
• Chisom v. Roemer · 501 U.S. 380 (1991)
• Town of Newton v. Rumery · 480 U.S. 386 (1987)
• Foti v. Immigration & Naturalization Service · 375 U.S. 217 (1963)
• Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard · 523 U.S. 272 (1998)
• Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Yueh-Shaio Yang · 519 U.S. 26 (1996)

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• Demore v. Kim · 538 U.S. 510 (2003)
• Fernandez-Vargas v. Gonzales · 548 U.S. 30 (2006)
• Boumediene v. Bush · 553 U.S. 723 (2008)
• Vartelas v. Holder · 566 U.S. 257 (2012)
• Nasrallah v. Barr · 590 U.S. 573 (2020)
• Patel v. Garland · 596 U.S. 328 (2022)
• Jones v. Hendrix · 599 U.S. 465 (2023)
• Padilla v. Kentucky · 559 U.S. 356 (2010)
• Jae Lee v. United States · 582 U.S. 357 (2017)
• Clark v. Martinez · 543 U.S. 371 (2005)
• Hamdan v. Rumsfeld · 548 U.S. 557 (2006)
• Hamdi v. Rumsfeld · 542 U.S. 507 (2004)
• Dada v. Mukasey · 554 U.S. 1 (2008)
• Kawashima v. Holder · 565 U.S. 478 (2012)
• Barton v. Barr · 590 U.S. 222 (2020)
• Judulang v. Holder · 565 U.S. 42 (2011)
• Negusie v. Holder · 555 U.S. 511 (2009)
• Wilkinson v. Garland · 601 U.S. 209 (2024)
• Nken v. Holder · 556 U.S. 418 (2009)
• Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
• Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
• Rasul v. Bush · 542 U.S. 466 (2004)
• Republic of Austria v. Altmann · 541 U.S. 677 (2004)
• Bouarfa v. Mayorkas · 604 U.S. 6 (2024)
• Riley v. Bondi · 606 U.S. 259 (2025)
• Monsalvo Velazquez v. Bondi · 604 U.S. 712 (2025)

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Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2001). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-07-03. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).