# 4 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky **Published:** 2026-07-13T12:00:08.750Z **Source:** [U.S. District Court, E.D. Ky. (via CourtListener)](https://www.courtlistener.com/?type=r&court=kyed&nature_of_suit=463&order_by=dateFiled+desc) **AI-generated:** yes (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) **Canonical:** https://feeds.lexingtonky.news/article/lex-edky-habeas-roundup-2026-07-13 Four habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 have been newly docketed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. These petitions are filed by individuals in immigration detention—nearly all held at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington—challenging the lawfulness or length of their confinement. To date in 2026, 165 such petitions have been filed in the district. - Ruiz v. Olson, Case No. 2:26-cv-00290, filed July 9, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith - Rojas Portal v. Director Boone County Jail, Case No. 2:26-cv-00289, filed July 9, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - Lherisse v. Maydak, Case No. 2:26-cv-00287, filed July 8, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - Reynoso v. Mullin, Case No. 2:26-cv-00285, filed July 2, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith ## Sources - [U.S. District Court, E.D. Ky. (via CourtListener)](https://www.courtlistener.com/?type=r&court=kyed&nature_of_suit=463&order_by=dateFiled+desc) - [28 U.S.C. § 2241 — federal habeas corpus jurisdiction](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/2241) --- 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.