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Exonerated Man Faces Deportation Just Days After Release

10/16/2025

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Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man, faces deportation to India days after being exonerated for a murder he did not commit, sparking protests in Pennsylvania.
He spent more than 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned due to new evidence.
He was released on October 3 and is detained by ICE under a deportation order from the 1980s linked to a past drug conviction.

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Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, a 64-year-old Indian-origin man, faces deportation to India days after being exonerated for a murder he did not commit, sparking protests in Pennsylvania.
He spent more than 43 years in prison before his conviction was overturned due to new evidence.
He was released on October 3 and is detained by ICE under a deportation order from the 1980s linked to a past drug conviction.