Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, US man now faces deportation to India
Oct 18, 2025·Location: Pennsylvania
Country of origin: India

A Pennsylvania man exonerated after spending over 40 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit was immediately taken into ICE custody upon his release, with authorities seeking to deport him to India based on a 1988 deportation order. Subu Vedam, who moved to the US at nine months old, was cleared of the 1980 murder charge earlier this month, but ICE cited his old drug conviction and deportation order as grounds for detention. His family and lawyers are fighting the deportation, arguing that Vedam has virtually no ties to India, had applied for US citizenship before his arrest, and demonstrated decades of good behavior in prison where he earned three degrees and mentored fellow inmates.
Sources
- Wrongfully imprisoned for more than 40 years, Pennsylvania man now faces deportation by ICE
BBC·Oct 18, 2025·archived copy
- 'Untenable injustice': US courts halt deportation of Indian-origin man; was wrongly jailed for 43 years - The Times of India
- Who is Subramanyam Vedam, wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years whose deportation has been halted?
- A man who spent 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned now faces deportation
pressdemocrat.com·Oct 29, 2025·archived copy
- indianexpress.com
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