Subramanyam Vedam
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.
Indian-Origin Man Faces Deportation After 43 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment in US Murder Case
Oct 14, 2025 08:16 pm CST
Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, an Indian-origin permanent US resident who came to America as an infant, faces deportation to India after spending 43 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite his conviction being overturned due to suppressed evidence discovered by the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, ICE immediately detained him upon release due to a decades-old deportation order. Having built a life as an educator and mentor while incarcerated, Vedam's legal team is fighting to keep him in the US, where his entire family resides.