The FOI request was brought by conservative US think-tank the Heritage Foundation, which alleges the duke may have concealed past drug use and that should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa.<\/p>\n
Judge Nichols ordered the US Department of Homeland Security to release a redacted version of the documents no later than Tuesday, according to court filings dated 15 March.<\/p>\n
However, in September 2024, the same judge previously said that the public did not have a strong interest in the disclosure of Harry’s immigration records.<\/p>\n
But the Heritage Foundation wanted the judgment changed.<\/p>\n
It questioned why Harry was allowed into the US in 2020 after the royal referenced taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his book Spare.<\/p>\n
In his memoir, Harry said cocaine “didn’t do anything for me”, adding: “Marijuana is different, that actually really did help me.”<\/p>\n
The foundation also said that answers about his prior drug use in his visa application could raise questions over the US government’s integrity.<\/p>\n
Despite refusing the previous FOI request, lawyers for the Department of Homeland Security agreed in February to release redacted versions of the forms.<\/p>\n
“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.<\/p>\n
In February, President Donald Trump ruled out deporting Harry from the US, telling The New York Post: “I’ll leave him alone.”<\/p>\n
He added: “He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”<\/p>\n
Meghan<\/strong><\/a>, the Duchess of Sussex, has been a vocal critic of Mr Trump and called him “divisive” and a “misogynist”.<\/p>\n Mr Trump, in a GB News interview with Nigel Farage in March last year, also said Harry should not receive preferential treatment.<\/p>\n He 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.”<\/p>\n The royal moved to the US in 2020, following a brief spell in Canada, with his wife Meghan, after the couple’s split from the rest of the Royal Family. They have lived in California ever since.<\/p>\n Source: \u00a0![\"Sky](\"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/sky-news-logo-1.png\"){kind=logo}
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