Prince Harry US Visa row major update as Duke of Sussex under pressure from judge

Prince Harry’s visa row has received a significant update from a US judge, who mandates that files be made public by the following week.

The documents that will provide evidence that the prince’s immigration paperwork is in order were set by Judge Carl Nichols by Tuesday, March 18. Additionally, the judge praised redactions that suggested the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), adding that they were “appropriate.”

Although DHS attorneys have stated previously that three items will be released with redactions, a fourth item must remain private, it is unclear at this time what information will be made available. Following the agency’s decision to decline a request for information about the Duke’s documents, the right-wing Heritage Foundation filed a lawsuit against the DHS last year.

The think tank claims Harry lied on his immigration forms or received special treatment from the Biden administration. Harry claimed in his previous works that included cocaine, magic mushrooms, and cannabis. In his memoir, Spare, and in his Netflix TV show, Harry claimed.

Judge Nichols, who had been appointed by US President Donald Trump, stated in his ruling that “the government is ORDERED to file the redacted versions of those documents on the docket no later than March 18, 2025.”

Harry, who had been asked if he could be deported if he was found to have lied, found the situation embarrassing. However, Mr. Trump recently addressed his wife Meghan Markle, who he described as “terrible,” by saying that Harry would not be required to leave the country.

Judge Nichols claimed that he had a right to privacy and that the Heritage Foundation had previously declined to release all of the documents. He later rethought his position and stated that he wanted to reveal everything at a subsequent hearing.

He stated at a previous hearing, “In my opinion, that has to happen.” The judge added that he wanted to “maximum the amount” of material to be made available as much as possible. There could be significant redactions in some areas because he did not want to reveal the prince’s immigration status.

The Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom at Heritage’s director, Nile Gardiner, requested that the US president release the files. The president, he added, gave “border security and the enforcement of the rule of law” a top priority.

Prince Harry has acknowledged his prior use of drugs and claims that cannabis helped him recover from his shock following his mother’s tragic passing, Princess Diana.

Prince Harry still has a privacy interest in these types of records and his immigration or visa status in general, according to the DHS. Public figures don’t give up their privacy interests entirely, even if their expectations may be lessened.

However, according to the DHS, Heritage merely “recounted a litany of allegedly suspect circumstances that lack any supporting evidence.” The Heritage Foundation’s claims were dismissed by the DHS as “bare suspicions of government misconduct” and as “meaningful light” on its functions by making the prince’s paperwork public.

Harry and Meghan’s Archewell Foundation is seeking comment from The Mirror.

Source: Mirror