Subramanyam V.: Green card holder detained by ICE after 43 years in prison
Subramanyam Vedam, a legal permanent resident from India, was taken into ICE custody immediately after being freed from prison following 43 years when his murder case was dropped; a judge has denied him bail.
Oct 3, 2025State College, PACountry of origin: India

Subramanyam Vedam, a legal permanent resident born in India, was released from a Pennsylvania maximum security prison after 43 years when prosecutors abandoned his murder case. He was immediately placed in ICE custody at the Moshannon Processing Center and is being held while fighting deportation, with a judge denying him bail.
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- Courts order ICE not to deport man who spent 43 years in prison before murder case overturned
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