Mississippi Judge Stalls Immigrant Cases | Jackson News

In Mississippi, a federal judge is ignoring hundreds of immigration detainees’ pleas for release, leaving them trapped in legal limbo for months—or even over a year. Since October, Judge David Bramlette has not ruled on more than 570 habeas corpus petitions, despite the state housing one of the nation’s largest ICE detention centers. Asylum seekers, including a Cameroonian man detained since 2024, report feeling abandoned while serving prison-like conditions without conviction. While other courts across the country speed up relief, Mississippi’s system remains paralyzed—lawyers and civil rights groups have pleaded for action, but received no response. Even after a judge’s retirement, Bramlette still holds 100% of his division’s cases, raising suspicions that detainees are being deliberately stalled in a system that ignores constitutional rights. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/0dc23ea008baefeb