PIO, jailed for 43 yrs in US before conviction was overturned, faces deportation

India-born Subramanyam Vedam, cleared of a 1980 murder after 43 years, now faces deportation due to a 1999 order. Despite earning degrees and tutoring inmates, his past drug conviction complicates his fight for freedom. Immigration officials oppose his plea, leaving him in federal custody.

PIO, jailed for 43 yrs in US before conviction was overturned, faces deportation
India-born Subramanyam Vedam, cleared of a 1980 murder after 43 years, now faces deportation due to a 1999 order. Despite earning degrees and tutoring inmates, his past drug conviction complicates his fight for freedom. Immigration officials oppose his plea, leaving him in federal custody.