6 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky
Six new petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky by people in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, nearly all held at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington. These habeas corpus petitions challenge the lawfulness or conditions of immigration detention and are distinct from appeals of deportation orders. So far in 2026, 148 such petitions have been filed in the district.
- Caceres Calderon v. Kenton County Detention Center — Case No. 2:26-cv-00242, filed June 3, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith
- Hingano v. Fields — Case No. 2:26-cv-00244, filed June 4, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Quintero v. Olson — Case No. 2:26-cv-00243, filed June 4, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Rodriguez Sosa v. Kenton County Detention Center — Case No. 2:26-cv-00245, filed June 4, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Fnu v. Warden — Case No. 2:26-cv-00247, filed June 4, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell
- Lamela v. Mullin — Case No. 2:26-cv-00249, filed June 5, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith
This roundup was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) from public U.S. District Court (Eastern District of Kentucky) docket records via CourtListener. It lists newly filed 28 U.S.C. § 2241 immigration-detention habeas petitions — case caption, docket number, filing date, and assigned judge — together with standing legal context. It does not characterize the contents or merits of any individual petition. How we make these.