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Immigration reform: Deferred deportation echoes John Lennon proceedings
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Sep 8, 2014
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Immigration reform: Deferred deportation echoes John Lennon proceedings
The president's authority to defer deportation goes back to the immigration proceedings over John Lennon in the 1970s. Take Two speaks to the lawyer that represented Lennon back then.
John Lennon (1940 - 1980), of the British pop group the Beatles, sits in his car after passing his driving test, February 16, 1965. Bandmates, from left, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney, show their support.
John Lennon (1940 - 1980), of the British pop group the Beatles, sits in his car after passing his driving test, February 16, 1965. Bandmates, from left, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney, show their support. The president's authority to defer deportation goes back to the immigration proceedings over John Lennon in the 1970s.
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John Lennon (1940 - 1980), of the British pop group the Beatles, sits in his car after passing his driving test, February 16, 1965. Bandmates, from left, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney, show their support.
John Lennon (1940 - 1980), of the British pop group the Beatles, sits in his car after passing his driving test, February 16, 1965. Bandmates, from left, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr, and Paul McCartney, show their support. The president's authority to defer deportation goes back to the immigration proceedings over John Lennon in the 1970s.
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Express Newspapers/Getty Images
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The president's authority to defer deportation goes back to the immigration proceedings over John Lennon in the 1970s. Take Two speaks to the lawyer that represented Lennon back then.

With no congressional action on immigration reform, many are looking to the president to take executive action. The president's authority to defer deportation goes back to the immigration proceedings over John Lennon in the 1970s.

Related: Obama will put off executive actions on immigration

Lennon was living in New York back then, had been convicted for possession of cannabis resin and the Nixon administration was all too eager to get him out of the United States.

Fortunately for him, Lennon teamed up with an immigration lawyer who really knew his stuff.

Take Two speaks to Lennon's lawyer, Leon Wildes.