These are petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 filed by individuals in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody seeking federal judicial review of the lawfulness or duration of their detention. Nearly all petitioners are held at the Kenton County Detention Center in Covington. So far in 2026, 152 such petitions have been docketed in the Eastern District of Kentucky.
- Chen v. Mullin, Case No. 2:26-cv-00258, filed June 11, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Reyes v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Case No. 2:26-cv-00256, filed June 10, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Singh v. Warden, Case No. 2:26-cv-00251, filed June 8, 2026, assigned to Judge David L. Bunning
- Diallo v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Case No. 2:26-cv-00254, filed June 8, 2026, assigned to Judge Karen K. Caldwell
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.
