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John Lennon with Yoko Ono at ‘You are here’ art exhibition 1 July 1968. (Photo by Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Leon Wildes, the prominent immigration lawyer celebrated for his pivotal role in securing permanent residency for John Lennon in the United States during the 1970s, passed away at 90. Wildes, a graduate of New York […]
Leon Wildes, a prominent immigration lawyer best known for his landmark, yearslong fight in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon from being deported and enable the former Beatle to receive permanent resid...
Leon Wildes, a prominent immigration lawyer best known for his landmark, yearslong fight in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon from being deported and enable the former Beatle to receive permanent residency in the U.S., has died at age 90. Wildes died Monday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. His son — immigration attorney and […]
Leon Wildes, a prominent immigration lawyer known for his successful fight in the 1970s to prevent John Lennon's deportation, has died at the age of 90.
American lawyer Leon Wildes became part of musical history as he represented John Lennon as the former Beatle tried to get his US visas extended.