Two separate courts in the United States have ordered immigration officials not to deport a man of Indian origin, who was found innocent in a murder case on October 2 after spending 43 years in jail in Pennsylvania, AP reported on Tuesday.

Subramanyam Vedam , 64, was released from state prison on October 3 after the District Attorney Cantorna announced that it was dropping charges against him and would not pursue a new trial.

However, as he walked out of jail, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement took Vedam into custody, citing his drug conviction at the age of 19. The order was dormant while he was serving a life sentence.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking to deport Vedam over the decades-old no-contest plea to charges of delivering a hallucinogenic drug, fi

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