Prince Harry receives US visa case boost as Biden administration's lawyers double down

The royal's admission of the use of cannabis, magic mushrooms and cocaine in his memoir "Spare" has raised questions about whether he disclosed this information on his visa application when moving to the US in 2020.

Drug use is something the Duke of Sussex would have been required to disclose in immigration documents and can negatively impact the applicant's eligibility.

A Government court filing read: "The evidence before the Court plainly sufficed to show that speculation of impropriety was unfounded."

"The public declarations provided the maximum amount of information about the documents without revealing non-public information about the Duke of Sussex's immigration status, any immigration benefits that he sought, or any adverse actions to which he was subject."

They argued Heritage's "purported evidence of government wrongdoing amounted merely to a 'bare suspicion' of government misconduct, which is insufficient to override the Duke's privacy interests."

The filing continued: "Rather than take these declarations at face value. The Court sought supplemental declarations and other materials that contained facts about the Duke's immigration status and entry into the United States."

It added: "Based on these facts, the Court did not find evidence of government impropriety.

"Even Plaintiffs admitted that if the records show that the 'expected impropriety did not occur then the case is immediately at an end."

Judge Carl J. Nichols reviewed Harry's immigration records in private without revealing the contents, prior to terminating the case in September.

He concluded: "Following in camera review of certain records and associated declarations, the Court agrees that the Duke's privacy interest outweighs any public interest, and therefore grants Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment."

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Conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation sued the Department of Homeland Security in 2023.

They argued that the public had the right to know whether he had disclosed such experiences on his visa application.

However, in September 2024, it was ruled the documents should remain private.

Donald Trump has suggested the Duke of York could be deported from the States as he claims down on migration.