Why Prince Harry’s Immigration Records May Be Made Public Soon

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Files pertaining to Prince Harry‘s immigration to the United States may become public soon.

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to release the Duke of Sussex’s immigration records after conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation requested the documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

Harry has been living in Southern California with his wife Meghan Markle and their kids—son Archie Harrison, 5, and Lilibet “Lili” Diana, 3—after stepping back from his duties as a senior royal in 2020.

“The request explained that Heritage was interested in learning whether the Duke ‘was properly vetted prior to or during admission into the United States’ in light of his admitted ‘continuous and substantial’ drug use,” U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols said in a signed order obtained by NBC News. “Heritage argued that a foreign national seeking to enter the United States must typically fill out forms that ask about past drug use.”

Nichols continued, “In Heritage’s view, the public has an interest in knowing which path was taken.”

The judge ultimately ruled in favor of The Heritage Foundation, saying that their argument for the release of a redacted version of Harry’s immigration docs “stands on firmer ground” than the one posed by the government’s defense lawyers, who have been fighting to keep the 40-year-old’s records private.

“Those redactions appearing appropriate,” Nichols wrote his order, “the government is ordered to lodge on the docket the redacted versions of those documents no later than March 18, 2025.”

TopMob News has reached out to Harry’s rep for comment but hasn’t heard back.

Harry has openly discussed his past drug use in detail. In the Spanish version of his memoir titled Spare, he confessed that he experimented with cocaine during his teenage years.

“Of course I had been taking cocaine at that time,” Harry wrote. “At someone’s house, during a hunting weekend, I was offered a line, and since then I had consumed some more.”

The royal—who is the youngest son of King Charles III and the late Princess Diana—contended that it “wasn’t very fun, and it didn’t make me feel especially happy as seemed to happen to others.”

He stated that experiencing something new and unique was his primary aim, as he recounted coping with the grief from his mother’s 1997 car accident. “I wanted to feel differently,” he emphasized, “to be distinct.

And while some members of the public have developed an interest in what Harry put down on his immigration forms pertaining to past drug use, President Donald Trump has said he has no interest in removing Harry from the country.

“I don’t want to do that,” Trump told the New York Post in February. “I’ll leave him alone.”

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And while some members of the public have developed an interest in what Harry put down on his immigration forms pertaining to past drug use, President Donald Trump has said he has no interest in removing Harry from the country.

“I don’t want to do that,” Trump told the New York Post in February. “I’ll leave him alone.”

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Hugh Grosvenor, who is King Charles III’s godson, and his wife Olivia Grosvenor announced March 12 that she is pregnant with their first baby.

“The duchess is expecting a baby in the summer,” a spokesperson told The Telegraph. “The couple are delighted with the news and are very much looking forward to starting a family together.”

Frederick Prince, the child of Prince Robert and his spouse Princess Julie, passed away on March 1 at the age of 22, following a struggle against Mitochondrial Disease, a seldom seen genetic ailment.

Robert stated that Frederik is like a superhero to him, our entire family, and many friends, thanks in part to his PolG Foundation. His unique strength lay in inspiring others and leading by example.

 

The Duke of Sussex reached a settlement with News Group Newspapers—which is responsible for The Sun as well as the now defunct News of the World—on Jan. 22 after suing the organization in 2019 over alleged unlawful actions on the part of journalists and private investigators working for the newspapers to obtain information on the royal family.

The deal included the company paying “substantial damages,” as well as issuing a “full and unequivocal apology” to Harry and public acknowledgement of “the extensive coverage and serious intrusion into his private life as well as the private life of Diana, Princess of Wales,” per NBC News.

On January 14, the Princess of Wales shared the news that her cancer has gone into full remission following her comprehensive treatment plan.

“It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery,” she wrote in a message on X, formerly Twitter, Jan. 14. “As anyone who has experienced a cancer diagnosis will know, it takes time to adjust to a new normal.”

She went on saying, “I’m quite excited about the year to come,” she added. “There are many exciting things coming up.

The Duchess of Sussex mourned the death of her beloved rescue beagle, who she adopted in 2015 before meeting husband Prince Harry.

She wrote on Instagram Jan. 7, “I have cried too many tears to count – the type of tears that make you get in the shower with the absurd hope that the running water on your face will somehow make you not feel them, or pretend they’re not there. But they are. And that’s okay too.”

“Thank you for so many years of unconditional love, my sweet Guy,” Meghan added. “You filled my life in ways you’ll never know.”

 

Edward “Ed” Pettifer—stepson of Prince William and Prince Harry’s former nanny Alexandra Pettifer, also known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke—was one of the victims of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans.

I, William, was left in utter shock and dismay upon hearing the devastating news of Ed Pettifer’s untimely demise. My heart goes out to the Pettifer family, as well as all those who have been affected by this appalling act of violence. My thoughts and prayers are with them during these difficult times.

The Suits alum—who shut down her personal social media accounts shortly before her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry—debuted a solo Instagram page on Jan. 1.

A few days later, she announced a brand-new Netflix series called “With Love, Meghan.” This series is set to shake up the traditional lifestyle programming by combining instructional segments and heartfelt discussions with friends, both new and familiar, as stated in a press release.

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2025-03-17 23:59