# 8 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky **Published:** 2026-08-17T12:00:16.076Z **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-2026-08-17 Eight habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 were recently filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky by people held in immigration detention, nearly all at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington. These petitions ask a federal judge to review the lawfulness or length of detention. Year to date, 188 such petitions have been filed in the district. - Bahena v. Daley — Case No. 2:26-cv-00341, filed August 13, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - Hernandez Gonzalez v. Director Boone County Jail — Case No. 2:26-cv-00337, filed August 11, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell - Bello v. Director Boone County Jail — Case No. 2:26-cv-00338, filed August 11, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - Castillo v. Director Boone County Jail — Case No. 2:26-cv-00339, filed August 11, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell - Ventura-Vallejos v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — Case No. 2:26-cv-00336, filed August 10, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith - Nizeyimana v. Olson — Case No. 2:26-cv-00332, filed August 7, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - Gonzalez Graterol v. Mullin — Case No. 2:26-cv-00333, filed August 7, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith - Garay v. Daley — Case No. 2:26-cv-00309, filed July 23, 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 — 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.