LENNON VERSUS NIXON. DAVID VERSUS GOLIATH.

At a time when the hottest issue in US immigration law is the proposed action by President Obama to protect from deportation as many as 5 million illegal immigrants in the United States, the 1972 John Lennon deportation case takes on special relevance today, notwithstanding the passage of forty years since the iconic musician was placed in deportation proceedings.

Noted New York immigration attorney Leon Wildes tells the incredible true story of John Lennon vs. The USA, the landmark case that set up a battle of wills between John Lennon, his wife Yoko Ono, and President Richard Nixon. John Lennon vs. The USA is the ultimate inside look at what is arguably the most influential and bitterly contested deportation case in United States history. But more than that, it takes readers behind the scenes and into the lives of one of rock ’n’ roll’s most legendary power couples who, with the help of a humble and trusted attorney, took on and beat the Nixon administration, and in doing so, made legal history.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Leon Wildes is the founding member and senior partner of Wildes & Weinberg P.C., a distinguished immigration law firm in New York City, and has practiced immigration law since 1960. In 1970, he served as National President of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a bar association for immigration lawyers. He is the recipient of the AILA’s Edith Lowenstein Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Immigration Law. A prolific writer, Wildes has published many articles on aspects of immigration law including five law review articles (in the San Diego Law Review and Brooklyn Law Review) concerning the Lennon case litigation and has spoken before numerous legal and other groups. He was featured in the documentary film The US versus John Lennon.