New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- For Indian-origin man Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam life's challenges did not seem to have ended despite serving 43 years sentence in US jail after being wrongfully convicted. With a new ordeal looming, he faces the threat of deportation to India.

Convicted on murder charges of 19-year-old Thomas Kinser, the 64-year-old was finally released from Pennsylvania's Huntingdon State Correctional Institution on October 3 after the case was overturned. However, the freedom was short-lived as he was promptly taken into custody by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

A permanent resident of the United States, Vedam was made to spend nearly his entire adult life behind bars. For the 1980 shooting death, he was convict...