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Indian-origin Subu Vedam avoids deportation after 40 years in prison for murder conviction, judge says he 'has grown as a person'

After spending more than four decades in prison and consistently avoiding deportation for a murder conviction that was later overturned, Indian-origin Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam has won a crucial legal battle to remain in the United States.

A US immigration judge has ruled that 64-year-old Vedam can stay in the country, rejecting efforts by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deport him. The decision follows a hearing in which the court found that Vedam had demonstrated rehabilitation and did not pose a threat to the public.

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