Sydney Roach

Subramaniam Vadim, or Subu as he's known in his community and state college, had been in state prison for 44 years, convicted of the 1980 murder of Tom Kinzer.

Vadim has maintained his innocence.

In August, a county judge found that state prosecutors had suppressed evidence in the case and overturned the first-degree murder conviction.

Prosecutors opted not to retry the case.

Now, Vadum is being held in the Michanan Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County.

Michanan has been the center of protests and lawsuits accusing the facility of human rights violations.

Vadum's family says he is a legal resident and that ICE arrested him on a detainer from 1988.

They plan to dispute his detention in immigration court.

For NPR News, I'm Sydney Roach in State College, Pennsylvania.