6 new immigration-detention habeas petitions filed in Kentucky's federal court
These are habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, filed by people in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody who ask a federal judge to review whether their detention is lawful or how long it has lasted. They are not appeals of deportation orders. Nearly all of these petitioners are held at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington. So far in 2026, 227 such petitions have been filed in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
The following petitions were newly docketed:
- Vasquez v. Daley, Case No. 2:26-cv-00414, filed October 6, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- Lopez-Galardo v. Kenton County Detention Center, Case No. 2:26-cv-00411, filed October 5, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith.
- Perez-Romero v. Daley, Case No. 2:26-cv-00412, filed October 5, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- Ugli Niyozov v. Maydak, Case No. 2:26-cv-00413, filed October 5, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell.
- Moukhtar v. Fields, Case No. 2:26-cv-00407, filed October 2, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- J. Z. S. v. Fields, Case No. 2:26-cv-00410, filed October 2, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
These entries reflect only the docket information available at filing. A petition is an initial request, and the court has not ruled on the merits of any of these cases.
Sources
- U.S. District Court, E.D. Ky. (via CourtListener)
- Vasquez v. Daley, No. 2:26-cv-00414 (E.D. Ky.) docket
- Lopez-Galardo v. Kenton County Detention Center, No. 2:26-cv-00411 (E.D. Ky.) docket
- Perez-Romero v. Daley, No. 2:26-cv-00412 (E.D. Ky.) docket
- Ugli Niyozov v. Maydak, No. 2:26-cv-00413 (E.D. Ky.) docket
- Moukhtar v. Fields, No. 2:26-cv-00407 (E.D. Ky.) docket
- J. Z. S. v. Fields, No. 2:26-cv-00410 (E.D. Ky.) docket