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One immigration-detention habeas petition has been newly filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. So far in 2026, the district has received 193 such petitions.
Four new immigration-detention habeas corpus petitions were filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky between August 14 and August 18, 2026. The filings bring the year-to-date total in the district to 192 such petitions.
Eight new habeas corpus petitions challenging immigration detention were docketed in E.D. Kentucky between July 23 and August 13, 2026. Year to date, 188 such petitions have been filed in the district.
Two immigration-detention habeas corpus petitions were filed this week in federal court in Kentucky. So far in 2026, 180 such petitions have been docketed in the district.
Four new federal habeas corpus petitions seeking review of immigration detention have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Five new habeas corpus petitions challenging immigration detention were filed in federal court in Kentucky this week. The petitions seek judicial review of the lawfulness or length of detention for individuals held at the Kenton County Detention Center.
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.