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Prince Harry's Visa Application to Remain Private Despite Admitting He Previously Used Drugs

Prince Harry discussed his battle with substance abuse in his memoir, which led to a think tank suing to publicize his visa application.

Prince Harry's visa status became a trending topic after conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation sued Joe Biden's team twice to publish the records. The organization took issue with Harry's various Spare confessions due to the royal giving detailed explanations surrounding his history of substance abuse — something that historically results in visa applications being rejected. With Harry still residing in Montecito, the group wanted the U.S. government to share Harry's residency request to confirm he told the truth and that the duke received fair treatment.

Nile Gardiner discussed the loss with his followers on Twitter, and the director was disappointed that the Department of Homeland Security ruled in Harry's favor once again.

"This week The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refused to confirm or deny whether or not they had records relating to the Duke of Sussex requesting a waiver in order to lawfully enter the country," the former Margaret Thatcher team member wrote. "This response to The Heritage Foundation’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request shows an appalling lack of transparency by the Biden Administration."

"There are only three possible ways in which the Duke of Sussex could have entered the United States on a visa: (1) Prince Harry disclosed the full extent of his drug use and received a waiver; (2) DHS blatantly ignored the law; or (3) Prince Harry lied on oath," he added.

Although confidentiality is a right protected by the U.S. government, Gardiner was dumbfounded by the ruling.

"To say, as DHS argue, that merely acknowledging whether a waiver exists would violate the Duke of Sussex’s privacy is to say: (1) it is private whether he has a waiver, which he must have if he complied with the law given that he currently resides in the United States; (2) it is private whether the government blatantly ignored the law in Prince Harry's case; or (3) that there is a privacy interest in perjury," he shared in his lengthy social media thread.

The American-based Brit later used the legal battle as an opportunity to assert his political ideologies. "This argument makes no sense, but is not surprising coming from the zero transparency Biden Administration," Gardiner passionately typed. "The Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to stonewall the Heritage Foundation’s Freedom of Information request are unacceptable, and we will be contesting their position."

"We expected to have to fight every step of this case in federal court and will continue to press for transparency and accountability for the American people," he continued.

Despite this being the second time Homeland Security shut down the demand, the Heritage Foundation will pursue their desires at the federal level.

"Ultimately the release of Prince Harry's US immigration records will be decided in federal court by a federal judge," Gardiner concluded. "We are determined to prevail in a matter of clear public interest, on an important issue that matters to the American people: the application and enforcement of America's immigration laws without fear or favor."