5 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky
Five petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 were filed this week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. These petitions are filed by people held in immigration detention—nearly all at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington—seeking federal judicial review of the lawfulness or length of their detention. These are not appeals of deportation orders. Through July 23, 2026, 174 such petitions have been filed in the district year to date.
- Perez-Nicot v. Mullin, Case No. 2:26-cv-00298, filed July 17, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell
- Oluwaseye v. Mullin, Case No. 2:26-cv-00301, filed July 20, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Rivera-Figueredo v. Maydak, Case No. 2:26-cv-00307, filed July 23, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Placencia v. Mullin, Case No. 2:26-cv-00310, filed July 23, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell
- Singh v. Warden, Case No. 2:26-cv-00311, filed July 23, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
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.