VISA DRAMA
Lawsuit filed to make Prince Harry’s visa application in the US public terminated
It came after Harry said in his memoir Spare that he’d taken cocaine, weed and magic mushrooms
A LAWSUIT filed over Prince Harry’s visa status in the US has been terminated, it has emerged.
A conservative think-tank brought the case against the US Homeland Security department, demanding his visa application be made public.
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It came after Harry said in his memoir Spare that he’d taken cocaine, weed and magic mushrooms.
The Heritage Foundation said releasing the documents would prove if Harry lied about his past drug use.
If he did, he could be in breach of federal law, could lose his immigration status and be barred from living and working in the US.
But now court documents show the case — heard in Washington DC — was terminated yesterday when several sealed orders were filed.
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Previously, lawyers for the US government have argued Harry's drug claims in the explosive book "is not proof" he actually took them.
The Department for Homeland Security, which oversees immigration, say making Harry's documents public would breach his privacy.
In its legal filing, DHS said the records at issue are "particularly sensitive" because they would "reveal Harry’s (immigration) status in the United States".
It is not known why the case was ended, or whether Harry’s papers will remain secret.
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