US Courts Halt Deportation of Indian-Origin Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 43 Years

Nov 04, 2025 01:39 pm CST

Two US courts have stopped the deportation of Subramanyam Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man who spent 43 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite having his conviction overturned, immigration authorities sought to deport him based on a decades-old drug charge. His family and legal team continue fighting for him to remain in the US, where he has lived since he was nine months old.