# 4 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky **Published:** 2026-08-24T12:00:10.018Z **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-2026-08-24 The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky has received four new petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by people in federal immigration custody seeking judicial review of the lawfulness or length of their detention. Nearly all such petitioners are held for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington. Year-to-date, 192 immigration-detention habeas petitions have been filed in the district. - Ramos v. Director, Boone County Jail, Case No. 2:26-cv-00348, filed August 18, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning. - Perez-Romero v. Daley, Case No. 2:26-cv-00345, filed August 17, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning. - Enriquez Perez v. Blanche, Case No. 2:26-cv-00347, filed August 17, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell. - Caceres Calderon v. Kenton County Detention Center, Case No. 2:26-cv-00344, filed August 14, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning. ## 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)](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.