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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex at Sitting Volleyball in Vancouver Convention Centre last month. Alamy Stock Photo

Prince Harry’s immigration files to be released publicly after questions on previous drug use

US President Donald Trump previously ruled out deporting Prince Harry, saying, ‘he’s got enough problems with his wife.’

FILES RELATING TO the Duke of Sussex’s US visa application must be made public by Tuesday, a court has ruled.

Judge Carl Nichols ordered the release of the documents as part of an ongoing Freedom of Information (FOI) request brought by conservative US think tank the Heritage Foundation.

Harry’s reference to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his autobiographical book Spare prompted the Washington DC organisation to question why he was allowed into the US in 2020.

Judge Nichols ordered the US Department of Homeland Security to release the redacted versions of the documents no later than Tuesday, according to court filings dated 15 March.

It comes after a September 2024 ruling from the same judge that the public did not have a strong interest in the disclosure of Harry’s immigration records, but the Heritage Foundation wanted the judgment to be changed.

Despite previously refusing the FOI request, lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security in February agreed to release redacted versions of the forms.

“Specifically, Defendant would propose redacting all information in these items that would reveal information that the Court has determined Defendant can withhold,” department lawyer John Bardo wrote in a court filing.

The Heritage Foundation alleged the duke may have concealed past illegal drug use that should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa.

They previously argued answers on Harry’s prior drug use in his visa application should have been disclosed as they could raise questions over the US government’s integrity.

In February, President Donald Trump ruled out deporting Harry from the US, telling The New York Post: “I’ll leave him alone.”

He added: “He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”

The Duchess of Sussex has previously been a vocal critic of  Trump and called him “divisive” and a “misogynist”.

Meghan said she was backing his rival Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election and suggested she would leave the US if he won.

The Heritage Foundation is the parent of the much-debated ‘Project 2025′. The project is a political initiative aimed at reshaping the federal government of the US and transition towards conservatism. 

In his controversial memoir, Harry said cocaine “didn’t do anything for me”, adding: “Marijuana is different, that actually really did help me.”

Trump said in a GB News interview with Nigel Farage in March last year that Harry should not receive preferential treatment.

Asked if the duke should have “special privileges” if he was found to have lied on his application, Trump had said: “No. We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action.”

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    Mute sakk sa
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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:07 PM

    He can relocate to Dublin City centre.
    He will so happy no one will charge him.

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    Mute Erin Go Brátwurst - Likes a Good Sausage
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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:11 PM

    Merchants Quay Ireland awaits.

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    Mute Erin Go Brátwurst - Likes a Good Sausage
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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:21 PM

    What time is the Dancing With The Stars final on so I can avoid it as well?

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    Mute Athena
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    Mar 16th 2025, 6:21 PM

    @Erin Go Brátwurst – Likes a Good Sausage: Spock to earth:
    Question is illogical.
    If looking to avoid an event the starting time is irrelevant.
    LLAP

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    Mute Karen Marten
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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:56 PM

    If that’s the case. Trump should pack his bags

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    Mar 16th 2025, 3:47 PM

    Merkin and Harry Markle will be going back to the UK!

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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:49 PM

    Yeah but has he ever had a Blow Back, they were hard going back in the day!

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    Mar 16th 2025, 3:01 PM

    lock him up

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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:22 PM

    I hope Trump won’t put him on the naughty list. He’s already on the naughty list in Taliban.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 4:01 PM

    @Bomber: Where abouts is Taliban??

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    Mar 17th 2025, 6:06 PM

    @Bomber: trump os the top of his own naughty list

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    Mar 16th 2025, 3:05 PM

    He shot himself in the foot with that stupid book of his, but the hypocrisy of the Heritage Foundation who don’t seem to have any problem with the drug use of Musk who’s been given the keys to the castle to push through their Project 2025 agenda.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 3:16 PM

    Trump and his ilk are sooooo vindictive. Deserve all the abuse the Orange morin and his boss Musk get. Imagine being sooo toxic that id be forced to defend the British royal family. Trump and his arse kissers here are horrible people

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    Mar 16th 2025, 3:30 PM

    @Vladimir Poutine: I’ve never vandalised a Tesla. Would you recommend it?

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    Mar 16th 2025, 10:17 PM

    @J B: Why would I be anywhere near Talbot Street? You know Ireland exists outside the M50?

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    Mar 17th 2025, 1:32 AM

    @J B: there may be a middle ground

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    Mar 16th 2025, 4:36 PM

    Pity they wouldn’t release files on the women haters kiddy lovers there flying into Ireland everyday

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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:51 PM

    Trump said what about his wife? What an odious little woman hating menace he is.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 3:23 PM

    @lastfewchocices: let’s face reality I’m sure she is a battle axe to live with.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 4:31 PM

    @lastfewchocices: I’m not a fan of the man but in fairness, that comment was fairly funny.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:21 PM

    I used to take drugs. Alchohol and hashish were my thing. I never got caught so I can still go to the USA.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 5:49 PM

    @J B: don’t think so. who would want to go there anyway.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 6:35 PM

    While I sympathise with Prince Harry and his drug abuse struggles after his mother died tragically while he was young, there should be no special rules for anyone. It’s important that the Heritage Foundation gets to the bottom of this and confirms for certain whether Harry lied on his immigration application or not about his drug usage. US immigration law is clear on this. Providing false information on an application is grounds for denial or revocation of a visa or residency status. The US has long been a refuge for those seeking freedom and opportunity, but it should not become a place where the wealthy and famous escape the legal consequences of their actions. If an ordinary applicant faced denial or deportation for lying about drug use, the same should apply to Prince Harry.

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    Mute William Jennings
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    Mar 16th 2025, 7:20 PM

    @Philip Kennedy: Does factual information offend you? Must be tough trying to keep up when the conversation requires more than a single brain cell. Maybe next time, try engaging with an actual argument instead of drooling out a lazy, one-word response.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:02 PM

    Who??
    Lol

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    Mar 16th 2025, 6:00 PM

    The Daily Fail readers will be ecstatic!

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    Mar 17th 2025, 1:36 AM

    Not a fan of the royal family but I really think they should leave this guy alone. It seems like he wants a regular life, and he can’t change what he was born into.

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    Mar 16th 2025, 2:14 PM

    What ?

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    Mar 16th 2025, 10:59 PM

    This is just pathetic tripe

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