Two different US courts have stayed the deportation of an Indian-origin man who spent over 40 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam, 64, who was convicted of murdering his former roommate in 1983, was exonerated in October after new evidence surfaced in the case.
But immediately after his release from prison, he was taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), who want to deport him to India.
Mr Vedam's family says that even though he was born in India, he moved to the US at nine months old. He is a legal permanent resident of the US and had his citizenship application accepted before he was arrested.
He is currently being held at a short-term holding centre in Alexandria, Louisiana, that is equipped with an airstrip for deportations.
