Major update in Prince Harry’s US visa row after ruling

A court has made a shock ruling after Prince Harry’s admission of past drug use raised questions about his US visa.

Prince Harry’s immigration files must be made public within days, a court has ruled.

Judge Nichols has ordered the release of documents by Wednesday relating to the Duke of Sussex’s US visa application, The Times reports.

The move is part of an ongoing freedom of information request brought by the Heritage Foundation.

The conservative US think tank, which is based in Washington DC, has alleged that Prince Harry may have concealed past illegal drug use that should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa.

Prince Harry has been in a long-running row over his US visa. Picture: Getty Images via AFP

The California-based royal openly admitted to taking cocaine, marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms in his tell-all autobiography, Spare.

His revelations prompted the organisation to ask why he was allowed to move to the US with Meghan Markle after they dramatically stepped down from royal life.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their tour of Nigeria. Picture: AFP

Judge Nichols has ordered the US Department of Homeland Security to release the redacted versions of the documents no later than Wednesday, according to court filings, The Times reports.

In Spare, Prince Harry said that he had first tried cocaine aged 17 “at someone’s country house”.

He added: “It wasn’t much fun, and it didn’t make me particularly happy, as it seemed to make everyone around me, but it did make me feel different, and that was the main goal. Feel. Different. I was a deeply unhappy 17-year-old boy willing to try almost anything that would alter the status quo.”

He also includes references to smoking marijuana in his schooldays, writing: “African weed was much harsher than Eton weed.”

US President Donald Trump has ruled out deporting Harry from the US, telling the New York Post last month: “I’ll leave him alone.”

He added: “He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”

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