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Four new immigration-detention habeas corpus petitions have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. These cases seek federal review of detention decisions affecting people held by ICE, primarily at the Kenton County Detention Center.
Four habeas corpus petitions challenging immigration detention have been filed in Eastern District of Kentucky federal court. The filings bring the year-to-date total to 165 petitions.
Two new 28 U.S.C. § 2241 immigration-detention habeas petitions have been filed in E.D. Kentucky. Both were docketed on June 26, 2026, and assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
One immigration-detention habeas petition was filed June 23, 2026. The district has received 159 such petitions year-to-date.
Six new immigration-detention habeas petitions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky between June 15 and June 18, 2026. The petitions seek federal judicial review of detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Four new habeas corpus petitions challenging immigration detention have been filed in federal court in Kentucky this month. The petitions are filed under a federal statute allowing detainees to challenge the lawfulness of their custody.
Six new immigration-detention habeas corpus petitions were filed in E.D. Kentucky between June 3 and June 5, 2026, bringing the year-to-date total to 148.