Information from Prince Harry’s immigration records can be made public with some redactions, the Department of Homeland Security notified a federal judge Thursday.
Washington, DC, federal Judge Carl Nichols earlier this month ordered the feds to come up with redacted versions of the Duke of Sussex’s immigration file for Nichols’ review in hopes of making the records public.
The DHS agreed to release three parts of the 40-year-old royal’s records, according to the document filed in DC federal court as part of an ongoing battle by the conservative Heritage Foundation to reveal whether Harry divulged he’d used drugs when he applied for a visa.
Information from Prince Harry’s immigration records will be made public with some redactions, the Department of Homeland Security notified a federal judge Thursday. / SplashNews.comThe filing cryptically said DHS agreed to turn over “items 1-3” of the royal’s records, subject to redactions, but that it wouldn’t agree to release “item 4.”
The document didn’t elaborate further on what information the items contained. But at a hearing earlier this month, Nichols indicated that the royal’s visa application itself wouldn’t be released in the current batch of records at issue.
“I’m going to take this in stages,” Nichols said at the Feb. 5 hearing, indicating he wanted to ensure that no disclosures violated US privacy laws shielding the duke. Instead, the judge said he was considering releasing statements made by DHS officials who reviewed Harry’s records.
DHS has until March 6 to come up with the redacted version of the records to submit for the judge’s approval.
The DHS agreed to release three parts of the 40-year-old royal’s records, according to the document filed in DC federal court. ZUMAPRESS.comThe Heritage Foundation filed suit in 2023 for Harry’s visa records after he wrote in his memoir “Spare” that he’d used cocaine, cannabis, and psychedelic mushrooms.
The think tank wanted to know whether the duke disclosed the information on the part of the application asking about prior drug use and whether he was given a waiver to live in the US in spite of the disclosure.
Harry stepped back from royal duties and emigrated from the UK with his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2020.
Judge Carl Nichols ordered the feds to come up with redacted versions of the Duke of Sussex’s immigration file for Nichols’ review in hopes of making the records public. U.S. District Court D.C.The couple live in Montecito, California, with their two children.
Nichols initially ruled last year that “the public does not have a strong interest in disclosure of the duke’s immigration records.”
The judge agreed to review his prior decision, in part because of procedural issues raised by Heritage that he agreed forced him to take a second look at the case.
Trump last year said he would consider deporting Harry if he won the election. SHAWN THEW/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
Harry stepped back from royal duties and emigrated from the UK with his wife, Meghan Markle, in 2020. MEGAHeritage has called on President Trump to intervene and release the information.
Trump last year said he would consider deporting Harry if he won the election.
But earlier this month, the president told The Post: “I’ll leave him alone.”






