US EditionA Judge Rules Against a Pennsylvania Man's Deportation Whose '80s Murder Conviction Was Dismissed
Judge Adam Panopoulos said Vedam showed genuine rehabilitation after 43 years in prison, but the Department of Homeland Security can still appeal.
- On Thursday, Immigration Judge Adam Panopoulos granted Subramanyam Vedam's appeal, overturning a deportation order issued more than 30 years ago and allowing the 64-year-old to remain in the United States following his exoneration for the 1980 murder of Thomas Kinser.
- Vedam spent 43 years in prison for the murder of Kinser before his conviction was vacated last year; ICE took him into custody shortly after, as his past no-contest pleas to LSD distribution charges created grounds for deportation.
- Citing Vedam's rehabilitation and literacy efforts, Panopoulos stated he "does not pose a danger to the community," pointing to his actions while incarcerated as evidence of "good moral character."
- Department of Homeland Security lawyer Tammy Dusharm argued against Vedam remaining, stating she found it "fairly incredible" that his past drug sales always involved undercover officers; the Department has until May 4 to appeal the judge's decision to the Board of Immigration Appeal.
- Vedam's attorney, Ava Benach, plans to seek his release on bond; if released, the 64-year-old hopes to move to Sacramento, California, to live with relatives and pursue a doctoral program in applied anthropology at Oregon State University.
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Judge clears path for release of Pa. man after ’80s murder conviction was tossed
HARRISBURG — A judge cleared the way Thursday for the potential release of an Indian citizen who was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody last year after his Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned following four decades in prison.
A judge on Thursday authorized the possible release of an Indian citizen who was placed in immigration and customs custody last year, after his conviction for murder in Pennsylvania was overturned after four decades in prison. The decision came one day after the four-hour hearing in which Subramanyam Vedam insisted that he did not kill Thomas Kinser in 1980 and was interrogated by a lawyer from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Vedam too…
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Orlando SentinelA judge rules against a Pennsylvania man’s deportation whose ’80s murder conviction was dismissed
A U.S. immigration judge clears the way for the potential release of Subramanyam Vedam, whose Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned.
A judge rules against a Pennsylvania man's deportation whose ’80s murder conviction was dismissed
A U.S. immigration judge is clearing the way for the potential release of Subramanyam Vedam, an Indian citizen whose Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned last year.
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