GOP Targets Prince Harry, Immigration Records to Be Unsealed

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now stated that certain records related to Prince Harry’s visa application, which permitted him to reside in the United States, can be made public.

According to CBS, the Heritage Foundation initiated efforts to have the records released, arguing that allowing the prince entry while he openly admitted to drug use would reflect a double standard, as others are denied entry under similar circumstances.

On the other hand, the argument has been made that failing to disclose past drug use could serve as grounds for visa revocation.

Under the Biden administration, DHS resisted calls to release the records. However, according to the New York Post, this stance shifted on Thursday with the new Republican Trump administration now in place.

Earlier this month, U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols instructed DHS to submit redacted versions of the documents for his review, with the intention of making some records publicly available.

A DHS filing indicated that redacted versions of “items 1-3” would be provided, while “item 4” would remain undisclosed. DHS has been given until March 6 to submit the documents to Nichols.

The filing did not specify what the records contained. However, Nichols has suggested that, for the time being, the visa application itself will remain private.

“I’m going to take this in stages,” Nichols stated during a Feb. 5 hearing, clarifying that his primary focus was on releasing DHS statements related to the application.

Nichols further emphasized that his objective is to make the “maximum amount” of records available to the public, as reported by GB News.

This marks a departure from his stance in September, when he had ruled against any disclosure of the records.

DHS attorney John Bardo noted that the department would “propose redacting all information in these items that would reveal information that the Court has determined Defendant can withhold.”

The Heritage Foundation, in its complaint, asserted that the American public had a right to know whether Prince Harry had received preferential treatment.

“Widespread and continuous media coverage has surfaced the question of whether DHS properly admitted the Duke of Sussex in light of the fact that he has publicly admitted to the essential elements of a number of drug offenses in both the United States and abroad,” the complaint stated.

“United States law generally renders such a person inadmissible for entry to the United States. Intense media coverage has also surfaced the question of whether DHS may have improperly granted the Duke of Sussex a waiver to enter the country on a non-immigrant visa given his history of admissions to the essential elements of drug offenses,” the complaint added.

The New York Post also highlighted that before the election, President Donald Trump had suggested he might consider deporting Prince Harry if it was proven that he had been dishonest on his visa application.

“I’ll leave him alone,” Trump remarked earlier this month.