Subu Vedam

Coverage of Subu Vedam. A State College man who has spent the past 42 years in prison for a murder he says he did not commit.

  • Judge Denies Subu Vedam’s Release From ICE Custody While Feds Appeals Immigration Ruling

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    Geoff Rushton

    A State College man who was detained on a deportation order upon his release after four decades in prison for a now-overturned murder conviction will remain in custody while the federal government appeals an immigration judge’s ruling that he can remain in the United States. U.S. District Judge William Stickman said on Tuesday that he…

  • Subu in Limbo: Seven Months and Counting

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    Russell Frank

    When Subu Vedam was seized by ICE last October, he thought he’d be released in a matter of weeks, if not days.  After all, his murder conviction had been overturned and he was still a legal permanent resident of the United States. Technically, he was deportable because of drug offenses he was charged with around…

  • Feds Appeal Judge’s Decision Allowing Subu Vedam to Remain in the U.S.

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    Geoff Rushton

    Updated 10:57 a.m. April 17. The Department of Homeland Security on Monday appealed an immigration judge’s decision to allow a State College man who spent 43 years in prison on a now-overturned murder conviction to remain in the United States. It was one of two legal setbacks this week for Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, as a…

  • Subu Vedam Asks Federal Court to Intervene as ICE Detention Continues

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    Geoff Rushton

    A State College man who spent 43 years in prison on a now-overturned murder conviction remains in custody at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center more than a week after a judge ruled he could remain in the United States. Now, Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam is asking a federal court to intervene and order either…

  • Judge Rules Subu Vedam Can Remain in U.S., Overturns Deportation Order

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    Geoff Rushton

    The State College man who spent more than 40 years in prison on a now-overturned murder conviction only to be detained by immigration authorities upon his release has won a major victory toward earning his freedom. A federal immigration judge on Thursday granted Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam‘s petition for a waiver from deportation for a separate,…

  • Subu Vedam Testifies as Judge Considers Request for Protection From Deportation Order

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    Geoff Rushton

    A federal immigration judge will decide on Thursday whether a State College man who spent more than 40 years in prison for a now-overturned murder conviction should be protected from a deportation order on separate, decades-old drug charges. Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam, 64, testified for more than two hours during a hearing for his request on…

  • Key Hearing Set in Subu Vedam’s Deportation Case

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    Geoff Rushton

    A federal judge could decide next week whether to waive the deportation order for a State College man who spent more than 40 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned, only to be detained by immigration authorities. Federal Immigration Judge Adam Panopoulos has scheduled Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam‘s hearing for April 1. The hearing…

  • Subu Vedam Denied Release on Bond From ICE Custody

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    Geoff Rushton

    A State College man who spent more than 40 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned will remain in federal custody as his immigration case proceeds following a judge’s ruling on Tuesday morning. During a 25-minute hearing held via video conferencing, immigration Judge Tamar Wilson denied Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam‘s request to be released…

  • Appeals Board Vacates Deportation Order for Subu Vedam

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    Geoff Rushton

    An oversight panel’s recent ruling vacated the deportation order for a State College man who spent more than 40 years in prison before his murder conviction was overturned, only to be taken into custody by immigration authorities upon his release. The decision by the U.S. Justice Department’s Board of Immigration Appeals restores Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam‘s…

  • Court Grants Emergency Stay of Deportation After Subu Vedam’s Transfer to Unknown Location

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    Geoff Rushton

    A federal court on Thursday granted an order that at least temporarily prohibits the U.S. government from deporting a State College man who was detained by immigration authorities just as he was released from prison after his 42-year-old murder conviction was overturned. The stay of deportation came after Immigration and Customs Enforcement transported Subramanyam “Subu”…