5 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in E.D. Kentucky
Five habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 have been filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. These petitions, filed by people held in immigration detention—nearly all at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington—ask a federal judge to review the lawfulness or length of their confinement. Year-to-date filings in the district total 216.
- Lozano-Hoyos v. Department of Homeland Security, Case No. 2:26-cv-00402, filed September 25, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell
- Pardo v. Fields, Case No. 2:26-cv-00396, filed September 22, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Huang v. Zervas, Case No. 2:26-cv-00397, filed September 22, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Perez-Nicot v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Case No. 2:26-cv-00393, filed September 21, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith
- Tonato-Guamanquispe v. Maydak, Case No. 2:26-cv-00395, filed September 21, 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.