1 new immigration-detention habeas petition filed in E.D. Kentucky
A person held in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody has filed a habeas corpus petition in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, asking a federal judge to review the lawfulness or length of their detention. These petitions are filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 by detainees—nearly all held at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington—and are distinct from appeals of deportation orders.
So far in 2026, 159 such petitions have been filed in the district.
- Shamirov v. Jailer, Case No. 2:26-cv-00274, filed June 23, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell.
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.