4 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky
These cases are petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by people held in immigration detention, nearly all at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington, seeking federal court review of the lawfulness or length of their detention. They are not appeals of deportation orders. Through September 4, 2026, the district has received 197 such petitions year-to-date.
- Pires v. Olson, Case No. 2:26-cv-00370, filed September 4, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell.
- Munoz-Herrera v. Maydak, Case No. 2:26-cv-00364, filed September 1, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith.
- Matkarimov v. Blanche, Case No. 2:26-cv-00362, filed August 31, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- Ramirez Ramirez v. Lyons, Case No. 2:26-cv-00360, filed August 28, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
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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.