"Two different courts have called on immigration officials to halt deportation of a Pennsylvania man who spent more than 40 years in prison for a murder conviction that was recently overturned. Subramanyam Vedam, 64, was brought to the United States by his parents when he was nine months old. Vedam is a legal permanent resident, and according to his lawyer, had his citizenship application accepted prior to his arrest in 1982. He is known by his relatives as Subu, per the Associated Press."
"That could take several months. Vedam's lawyers also got a stay the same day in US district court in Pennsylvania but said that case may be on hold given the immigration court ruling. Vedam was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison in 1983 and received an additional sentence of two-and-a-half to five years for a drug offense a year later, as part of a plea deal that was to be served simultaneously with his life sentence."
Two courts ordered a pause on deportation of Subramanyam Vedam after his 1983 murder conviction was overturned following more than 40 years in prison. Vedam, 64, was brought to the United States as an infant and is a legal permanent resident whose citizenship application was accepted before his 1982 arrest. He was released from state prison on October 3 and taken into immigration custody and is held at a short-term center in Alexandria, Louisiana. An immigration judge stayed his deportation until the Bureau of Immigration Appeals decides whether to review the case, a process that could take months. A US district court in Pennsylvania also granted a stay, though that matter may be affected by the immigration court ruling.
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