Lennon spent the next three and a half years in and out of deportation hearings until 8 October 1975, when a court of appeals barred the deportation attempt, stating "... the courts will not condone selective deportation based upon secret political grounds.
Biograf Bill Harry zapiše, da sta Lennon in Ono po "Krvavi nedelji" finančno podprla produkcijo "The Irish Tapes", političnega dokumentarnega filma z republikanskimi stališči.