U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that he has no intention of deporting Prince Harry amid ongoing legal scrutiny over the Duke of Sussex’s immigration status.
“I don’t want to do that,” Trump said on Friday. “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
Prince Harry’s U.S. immigration status has become the focus of a lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., by the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation.
The organization alleges that Harry may have withheld information about past drug use that could have impacted his U.S. visa eligibility.
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In his memoir ‘Spare’, Harry admitted to using cocaine multiple times during his teenage years and experimenting with cannabis and psychedelic mushrooms.
The Heritage Foundation has cited these admissions in its legal challenge against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), seeking the release of his visa records.
The lawsuit also raises questions about whether President Joe Biden’s administration granted Harry special treatment when he moved to California following his and Meghan Markle’s decision to step back from royal duties—a move popularly known as “Megxit.”
Previously, the think tank attempted to obtain Harry’s visa records through a Freedom of Information Act request to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but the agency responded that it would require Harry’s consent to disclose the documents.
Trump’s recent remarks mark a shift from his previous stance. In March, he suggested that if authorities discovered Harry had misrepresented his drug history, action could be taken against him.
“We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied, they’ll have to take appropriate action,” he told GB News at the time.
Under U.S. immigration law, prior drug-related offenses can render visa applicants ineligible. The Heritage Foundation’s lawsuit against DHS continues to seek access to Harry’s records.
This week, Judge Carl Nichols directed DHS to outline potential redactions that could be made to the records, a move widely interpreted as a sign that some details may eventually be disclosed.
However, in a previous ruling on September 9, the judge maintained that the records should remain private.
It remains unclear whether Prince Harry is in the U.S. on a standard visa, a diplomatic visa, or a green card granting permanent residency. Notably, he is not directly involved in the lawsuit.
