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Renowned Immigration Lawyer Who Saved John Lennon From Deportation Passes Away at 90

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New York, NY – Leon Wildes, the lawyer who successfully defended musician John Lennon against deportation by the FBI, has passed away at the age of 90. Wildes, who died on January 8th at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, had been suffering from a series of strokes. His son, Michael Wildes, confirmed the news and described his father as a beloved figure in both his personal and professional life. Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, faced a prolonged battle with immigration officials from 1972 to 1975 after the FBI sought to remove Lennon from the … Read more

Immigration Lawyer Who Fought to Keep John Lennon in the US Passes Away

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New York, NY – Leon Wildes, a renowned immigration lawyer famous for his yearslong battle in the 1970s to prevent the deportation of John Lennon and secure his permanent residency in the United States, has passed away at the age of 90. Wildes, a graduate of New York University School of Law, co-founded the law firm Wildes & Weinberg in 1960 and later became the president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. His son, Michael Wildes, an immigration attorney and the Mayor of Englewood, N.J., confirmed the news of his father’s death, stating that he … Read more