Prince Harry’s U.S. Immigration Records Released with Heavy Redactions

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Court documents related to Prince Harry’s immigration to the United States have been released, but they contain heavy redactions due to concerns about potential media harassment. The files, made public following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, were ordered for release by Judge Carl Nichols.

 

The Heritage Foundation initially sought access to Prince Harry’s immigration records after he disclosed past drug use in his memoir, Spare, in which he admitted to taking cocaine, marijuana, and psychedelic mushrooms. The organization questioned whether he had received special treatment when he entered the U.S. in 2020, as admitting to past drug use can sometimes be a barrier to obtaining a visa.

 

Judge Nichols ruled in September 2024 that there was not a strong enough public interest argument to justify the full disclosure of the Duke’s immigration records. Despite the Heritage Foundation’s attempts to challenge this decision, the judge maintained that releasing more details would not serve the public interest. The newly released documents reaffirmed this stance, stating: “To release his exact status could subject him to reasonably foreseeable harm in the form of harassment as well as unwanted contact by the media and others.”

 

 

The documents further explained that there was a “potential of harm in the form of harassment if his exact [REDACTED] is revealed. Thus, there is significant privacy interests involved in the records.” They also dismissed the Heritage Foundation’s claim that the records should be released to maintain public confidence in the U.S. government, stating: “Plaintiffs have not established public interest, as defined by the FOIA, in disclosure of the records. Plaintiffs allege that the records should be disclosed as public confidence in the government would suffer or to establish whether the Duke was granted preferential treatment. This speculation by plaintiffs does not point to any evidence of government misconduct.”

 

The Heritage Foundation has argued that the Duke may have concealed his past drug use when applying for his visa, which could have rendered him ineligible. They claimed that his answers regarding drug history should be made public to determine whether immigration laws were applied fairly.

 

In February, former U.S. President Donald Trump weighed in on the controversy, telling the New York Post: “I’ll leave him alone.” He added, “He’s got enough problems with his wife [Meghan]. She’s terrible.” The Duchess of Sussex has previously criticized Mr. Trump, calling him “divisive” and a “misogynist.”

 

Despite continued scrutiny, the latest court decision suggests that Prince Harry’s immigration status will remain largely private, with the redacted documents failing to provide the answers sought by the Heritage Foundation.

 

Based on a report by The Telegraph  2025-03-20

 

 

[JonnyF]

Basically the whole document was redacted. Every detail had a thick black line through it. 

 

Interesting that so long after the war of Independence Americans still bow down to the whims/demands of British aristocracy. I never saw them as cap doffers, but there we have it.  

[hotsun]

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Basically the whole document was redacted. Every detail had a thick black line through it. 

 

Interesting that so long after the war of Independence Americans still bow down to the whims/demands of British aristocracy. I never saw them as cap doffers, but there we have it.  

The US would be heartless to punish him

[JonnyF]

5 minutes ago, hotsun said:

The US would be heartless to punish him

 

Yes Poor Hawwy, he's had such a tough life. 😄

 

Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Like putting your net into a barrel full of Koi Carp and coming up with a catfish. 

 

[RuamRudy]

18 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Yes Poor Hawwy, he's had such a tough life. 😄

 

Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Like putting your net into a barrel full of Koi Carp and coming up with a catfish. 

 

 

I have no great love for the royal family, but imagine being born into it and all it's corrupt machinations; the popular press constantly alleging that you are illegitimate; at age 10 being forced to walk miles behind the coffin of you dead mother; growing up in the glare of constant media scrutiny with every little mistake you make being amplified and trumpeted around the world by the press that destroyed your mother; your own father marrying the very marriage wrecker who destroyed your own family life. 

 

I would happily see the back of every one of these scroungers, but he is far from the worst of them. 

[khunjeff]

42 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Basically the whole document was redacted. Every detail had a thick black line through it. 

 

Interesting that so long after the war of Independence Americans still bow down to the whims/demands of British aristocracy. I never saw them as cap doffers, but there we have it.  

 

It's actually surprising that they released anything at all, and the reason has nothing to do with who he is or which family he comes from:

 

"Visa records are confidential under INA 222(f) and are generally not releasable under FOIA or the Privacy Act unless the document was submitted by or sent to the requesting party."

 

"It has been determined that visa records and information contained in a visa applicant's file are statutorily exempt from release under FOIA provisions."

 

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM060302.html

[Watawattana]

1 hour ago, Social Media said:

“To release his exact status could subject him to reasonably foreseeable harm in the form of harassment as well as unwanted contact by the media and others.”

 

A bit of a farce releasing anything so redacted, I guess that's as likely to cause "harm in the form of harassment" as releasing it unredacted as there must be something in there to cause "harm in the form of harassment".

[Watawattana]

17 minutes ago, khunjeff said:

 

It's actually surprising that they released anything at all, and the reason has nothing to do with who he is or which family he comes from:

 

"Visa records are confidential under INA 222(f) and are generally not releasable under FOIA or the Privacy Act unless the document was submitted by or sent to the requesting party."

 

"It has been determined that visa records and information contained in a visa applicant's file are statutorily exempt from release under FOIA provisions."

 

https://fam.state.gov/fam/09FAM/09FAM060302.html

Harry should be looking for a new lawyer!

[JonnyF]

16 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

 

I have no great love for the royal family, but imagine being born into it and all it's corrupt machinations; the popular press constantly alleging that you are illegitimate; at age 10 being forced to walk miles behind the coffin of you dead mother; growing up in the glare of constant media scrutiny with every little mistake you make being amplified and trumpeted around the world by the press that destroyed your mother; your own father marrying the very marriage wrecker who destroyed your own family life. 

 

I would happily see the back of every one of these scroungers, but he is far from the worst of them. 

 

Alternatively, imagine being born into unimaginable wealth, adored by the public, living in palaces, beautiful women falling at your feet, VIP boxes at all the major sporting events, private security teams, the best education money can buy, chaueffeur driven limos, opulent holidays, a whole team of PR gurus covering up every mistake you make, never having to do a real days work in your life (and mollycoddled if you do).

 

Yes his mother died when he was young. Very sad. Happened to a friend of mine but his situation was worse as he was actually in the car during the crash that killed both his parents and he survived. He just got on with his life, without all the counselling, support, wealth and privilige that Harry had, and ended up in social care. Now he's happily married with a child and running his own successful business. Never hear a bleat or a moan from him. Unlike that self pitying, traitorous, poor little rich boy and his lying, narcissistic wife.  

 

[kingstonkid]

If Harry and MEGHAN had done what they said they would do I think the medial would have left him alone.

 

For every action there is a reaction.  Insead of quietly getting on with their lives and staying away frmthe spot light as they said they wanted ME GAIN jumped right into the pool.

 

No matter what country you live in there are people that loved Queen Elizabeth and watching these 2 tear her world apart just for money that they realy did not need as well a trying to shame his father and brotherwas too much.

 

Then the book that he wrote with all the crap and the numbers of eople from the military to firends to his family and the British public that he harrassed.  Man if youare trying to have a good life and want people t like you he really did it wrong.

 

ME GAIN no matter what people say would never have married him if his mom was around.  She is a D ist actress that has no famly becaus she trached them.  Can not get a show or movie or anything to work.

 

So again we have the media that they have trashed deciding that since he was wiling to say that he was a coke head when he came tothe U.S. ala a certain Biden person he left himself open.

 

If it is found that Harry did lie on the forms no matter how much it might hurt Charles adn o matter how much TRUMP maynot want to act it will be a matter of him leving the country.  The question is will ME GAIN follow him withthe kids.  I doubt it she will milk him for as much shild support as she can. 

 

Then daddy and big brother can step in to help.

[John Drake]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

“Plaintiffs have not established public interest, as defined by the FOIA, in disclosure of the records. Plaintiffs allege that the records should be disclosed as public confidence in the government would suffer or to establish whether the Duke was granted preferential treatment. This speculation by plaintiffs does not point to any evidence of government misconduct.”

 

The fact that the decision refers to Harry Windsor as "the Duke" does in itself denote preferential treatment, as the US legal system and immigration does not recognize foreign titles. As Gemini AI put it: "While the U.S. Constitution prohibits the federal government from granting titles of nobility and restricts government officials from accepting foreign titles without Congressional consent, U.S. courts do not generally recognize or enforce foreign royal titles in a legal context."

 

For most of my life, when you referred to "the Duke," you were talking about John Wayne.

[rudi49jr]

Are they also going to look into Elon Musk’s visa application when he first came to the USA? From what I gather, he came on a student visa, but instead decided to start a business. 
But I have this nagging feeling that the current powers that be are totally going to ignore this ‘slight infraction’. Weird, right?