Prince Harry faces court showdown over secret immigration records as US tries to block call to show whether the troubled royal lied on his visa application about taking drugs – which he admitted to in his memoir Spare
Prince Harry faces a showdown in a US court this week over attempts to keep his immigration details secret.
The Duke of Sussex has considered becoming a US citizen, but those plans could be in jeopardy if a judge rules against him after the case on Friday in Washington DC.
A US think tank is trying to force the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release Harry’s immigration records to determine whether the Duke admitted to his drug use when he entered the United States in 2020.
Anyone applying for a visa to live and work in America must answer “yes” or “no” to the question, “Are you or have you ever been a drug user or addict?”
In his memoir Spare, Harry admitted to using drugs including marijuana, cocaine and magic mushrooms.
The DHS will argue that releasing Harry’s data would be an invasion of the duke’s privacy
Last night, Nile Gardiner, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center For Freedom, said: ‘A judge will have the final say on whether the American public has the right to see whether DHS provided Prince Harry with special treatment. He can no longer hide behind his elite liberal allies in the Biden administration.”
In an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America show on Friday, Harry said he is considering becoming a US citizen.
He said, “American citizenship is something I’m thinking about, but certainly not something that’s a high priority for me right now.”
An LA immigration lawyer said: ‘This could be very serious for Prince Harry. If he didn’t check the “yes” box when he entered the United States, his visa will be reviewed and could potentially be revoked.
If he is considering applying for citizenship, revoking his visa would be a disaster.”
The Duke’s plans for US citizenship could be in jeopardy if a judge sentences him following Friday’s case in Washington DC (Photo: District Judge Carl J. Nichols)
In his memoir Spare, Harry admitted to using drugs including marijuana, cocaine and magic mushrooms
A US think tank is trying to force the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release Harry’s immigration records to determine whether the Duke has admitted to his drug use.
Prince Harry faces a showdown in a US court this week over attempts to keep his immigration details secret
The Duke of Sussex has considered becoming a US citizen, but those plans could be in jeopardy if a judge rules against him
In an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America show on Friday, Harry said he is considering becoming a US citizen
Harry said U.S. citizenship crossed his mind but was not a high priority for him at the moment
Samuel Dewey, attorney for the Heritage Foundation, said, “It could very well be that he checked the ‘yes’ box, in which case he would need a waiver to get a visa.” We just ask who granted that exemption.’
The DHS will argue that releasing Harry’s data would be an invasion of the duke’s privacy.
In a court ruling, a DHS attorney wrote, “The courts hold that a person’s visa or immigration status is private, personal information exempt from disclosure.”
Judge Carl J. Nichols will issue a written ruling within weeks.