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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Scolforo

Judge blocks deportation of man who spent 40 years behind bars before exoneration

A judge cleared the way for the potential release of an Indian citizen from ICE custody after his Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned following four decades in prison.

During a four-hour hearing on Thursday, Subramanyam Vedam vehemently denied fatally shooting Thomas Kinser in 1980 while being questioned by a DHS lawyer. Vedam participated in the hearing Wednesday remotely from the Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.

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