The deadline for the documents was given as Tuesday (Image: Getty)
Questions over what will happen to US visa status will soon be answered after a US judge ruled that the documents must be made public by Tuesday. Judge Carl Nichols, who set today’s deadline, approved the redactions suggested by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), describing them as “appropriate”, as per the
It remains unclear which documents relating to the Duke of Sussex’s relocation to the United States will be released, however, it has been reported that three items will be shared in a redacted form, while a fourth will remain private. It is thought that the documents will shed light on the answer gave about any personal drug use when asked if he was a drug user on visa application forms.
In his bombshell memoir Spare, which was released in January 2023, , as well as psychedelics such as ayahuasca, as a form of therapy.
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It is thought that three documents relating to Prince Harry’s US visa will be released (Image: Getty)
On whether the documents will reveal anything, the right-wing US Heritage Foundation think tank claimed that an admission of drug use should have disqualified the Duke from getting a US visa.
The group has since been trying to find out whether Harry did not disclose the information, or whether he received a special waiver from former US President ‘s administration.
Judge Nichols, who was appointed by US President , was quoted as saying: “The government has provided the court with its proposed redactions to the documents… those redactions appearing appropriate, the government is ORDERED to lodge on the docket the redacted versions of those documents no later than March 18, 2025”.
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It is unclear what the documents will reveal (Image: Getty)
In previous legal filings, DHS said that the records at issue are “particularly sensitive” because they would “reveal Harry’s (immigration) status in the United States.” The DHS wrote: “Even though he is a public figure, still maintains a privacy interest in these types of records and in his immigration or visa status generally. Even if public figures may have a diminished expectation of privacy, they do not surrender their privacy interests entirely.”
US immigration laws state any foreigner “determined to be a drug abuser” is classed as “inadmissible”. However, officials are afforded discretion to waive the rule.
However, back in February, President explained that he would not order the Prince to leave the US in a harsh statement against .
He told the New York Post he , saying “he’s got enough problems with his wife”, who he described as “terrible” after the Duchess of Sussex alleged the president was “divisive” and “misogynistic”.