He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

[Celerity]

7. At the heart of the current dispute lies a question of legal timing -- and humanity. Because Vedam was never formally

naturalized, his earlier drug conviction technically makes him deportable under U.S. immigration law. The wrongful murder conviction, now vacated, had kept him in state custody for decades, effectively freezing that process. With his exoneration, ICE argues that the original deportation order can now be executed.