Five habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 have been newly docketed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. These petitions are filed by people held in immigration detention—nearly all at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington—seeking judicial review of the lawfulness or length of their detention. Year-to-date filings in the district total 221.
- Jean v. Daley, Case No. 2:26-cv-00408, filed October 2, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- Cruz v. Lyons, Case No. 2:26-cv-00404, filed September 29, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- Cadena Gomez v. Warden of Campbell County Detention Center, Case No. 2:26-cv-00401, filed September 25, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning.
- Abdallh v. Fields, Case No. 2:26-cv-00400, filed September 25, 2026, assigned to Judge S. Chad Meredith.
- Bebert v. Maydak, Case No. 2:26-cv-00399, filed September 25, 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.
