The US government has cited Donald Trump as the reason for not releasing Prince Harry’s US visa in a new twist to the ongoing case. The Heritage Foundation sued the Department of Homeland Security to get Prince Harry’s visa records released. The US government lawyers argued that there was a court ruling about former president Donald Trump’s privacy which made Prince Harry also eligible for the same protection.
The think tank sought the details of what visa Prince Harry used to enter the US and whether he received any preferential treatment in his visa application. In his memoir Spare, Prince Harry admitted that he previously took drugs. And in US law anyone who has taken drugs can be deemed as ‘inadmissible’.
The Heritage Foundation sought to know whether Harry lied on his visa application or whether he was given special treatment by the DHS.
The government cited the Trump case to stop making any information regarding Harry’s visa public knowledge. John Bardo, a lawyer for the department, said, “They found that President Trump, from when he was a private citizen, his privacy interests outweighed any public interest that there may be in previous interactions he may have had with the FBI. And I would argue, if President Trump has a privacy interest in that kind of interaction with the government, Prince Harry’s privacy interest is even greater.”
“Because he was never a governmental official in this country, has never appeared on a ballot in this country.”
Harry’s visa woes
After Harry wrote in his memoir that he had taken cocaine, mushrooms and marijuana, the Heritage Foundation questioned his immigration status. Harry and Meghan Markle moved to the US in 2020 and the memoir was published in 2023.
An expert earlier said Harry’s visa woes could be alleviated if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.
The think tank sought the details of what visa Prince Harry used to enter the US and whether he received any preferential treatment in his visa application. In his memoir Spare, Prince Harry admitted that he previously took drugs. And in US law anyone who has taken drugs can be deemed as ‘inadmissible’.
The Heritage Foundation sought to know whether Harry lied on his visa application or whether he was given special treatment by the DHS.
The government cited the Trump case to stop making any information regarding Harry’s visa public knowledge. John Bardo, a lawyer for the department, said, “They found that President Trump, from when he was a private citizen, his privacy interests outweighed any public interest that there may be in previous interactions he may have had with the FBI. And I would argue, if President Trump has a privacy interest in that kind of interaction with the government, Prince Harry’s privacy interest is even greater.”
“Because he was never a governmental official in this country, has never appeared on a ballot in this country.”
Harry’s visa woes
After Harry wrote in his memoir that he had taken cocaine, mushrooms and marijuana, the Heritage Foundation questioned his immigration status. Harry and Meghan Markle moved to the US in 2020 and the memoir was published in 2023.
An expert earlier said Harry’s visa woes could be alleviated if Donald Trump wins the presidential election.