# 8 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky **Published:** 2026-09-14T12:00:09.978Z **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-2026-09-14 These cases are petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by people held in federal immigration detention, nearly all at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington, asking a federal judge to review the lawfulness or conditions of their detention. These are not appeals of deportation orders. Through 2026, 205 such petitions have been filed in the district. - Diaz v. Facility Administrator, Case No. 2:26-cv-00378, filed September 10, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - Abdelasis v. Warden, Kenton County Jail, Case No. 2:26-cv-00379, filed September 10, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith - Lopez-Marin v. Olson, Case No. 2:26-cv-00381, filed September 10, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning - siemionkowicz v. Daley, Case No. 2:26-cv-00375, filed September 9, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell - Perez Ramirez v. Olson, Case No. 2:26-cv-00377, filed September 9, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell - Singh v. Mullin, Case No. 2:26-cv-00376, filed September 9, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith - Campos Diaz v. Facility Administrator, Case No. 2:26-cv-00371, filed September 8, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith - Aguilar Pineda v. Fields, Case No. 2:26-cv-00372, filed September 8, 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 — federal habeas corpus petition statute](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.