Prince Harry’s visa documents have finally been released after the duke’s drug claims sparked a deportation battle.
The US government had until the end of Tuesday to publish the previously unseen papers relating to the Duke of Sussex’s immigration status.
The court documents, which have been heavily redacted, read: “Plaintiffs allege that the records should be disclosed as public confidence in the government would suffer or to establish whether the Duke was granted preferential treatment.
“This speculation by Plaintiffs does not point to any evidence of government misconduct.”
Prince Harry visa documents FINALLY RELEASED after duke’s drug claims spark deportation battle
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As reported by the Sun, the documents continued: “The records, as explained above, do not support such an allegation but show the regulatory process involved in reviewing and granting immigration benefits which was done in compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. § 1103 and applicable rules and regulation.”
Judge Carl Nichols ruled in favour of the Heritage Foundation over the request to see if the Duke of Sussex lied about taking illegal substances, however, many requested pages were redacted.
The conservative think tank sought the release of the documents after Harry admitted using drugs in his memoir Spare and Netflix show.
The suggestion was that he may have lied about using drugs on his visa application or been given special treatment by the previous White House administration under President Joe Biden.
However, these heavily redacted visa documents appear to disprove that claim.
President Donald Trump last month ruled out seeking to deport Harry while taking a swipe at his wife Meghan Markle, who he described as “terrible”.
On Saturday, Judge Nichols made the ruling that Harry’s redacted documents would have to be made public.
The legal battle began after the Foundation believed Harry should not have been allowed into the US after revealing his drug use.
Prince Harry’s US visa documents have finally been made public
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In his bombshell memoir, Harry admitted cocaine “didn’t do anything for me”, but “Marijuana is different, that actually really did help me.”
It triggered an investigation into how he was allowed to enter the US in 2020.
The Heritage Foundation’s Nile Gardiner previously told The Telegraph: “Anyone who applies to the United States has to be truthful on their application, and it is not clear that is the case with Prince Harry.”
Judge Nichols executed a U-turn after previously ruling in September 2024 that Harry’s files should remain private.
