Campaigners demanding Prince Harry’s U.S. visa be made public submit ‘extraordinary’ comments by Joe Biden’s U.K. ambassador to judge in new bid to make his immigration status public

Campaigners trying to force the release of Prince Harry’s U.S. visa records have submitted to a judge what they called ‘extraordinary’ comments by Joe Biden’s ambassador to the U.K.

The Heritage Foundation, a Washington D.C.-based think tank, is currently suing Biden’s Department of Homeland Security for access to the royal’s immigration papers.

It argued the ambassador’s remarks undermined the Biden administration’s bid to keep the documents secret and backed up the case for disclosing them.

In a legal filing of over 100 pages in Washington D.C. the think tank said Ambassador Hartley’s remarks in a March 25 interview on Sky News were “extraordinary’ and provided a transcript to Judge Carl Nichols.

It came as Judge Nichols is reviewing records relating to Harry’s immigration status and deciding whether they should be made public.

‘Ambassador Hartley’s statements dramatically enhance the already compelling public interest in disclosure,’ the Heritage Foundation said in its filing.

It said the ambassador ‘selectively disclosed’ details while the DHS was ‘simultaneously vigorously resisting any disclosure in this matter’ and that ‘should be considered’ by the judge.

The Heritage Foundation wants Harry’s visa records released to see if he confirmed on his application that he had used drugs, and if he was given any special treatment by immigration authorities.

In his memoir Spare, which was published after he moved to America in 2020, he admitted having previously used drugs including marijuana, cocaine and psychedelic mushrooms.

U.S. visa applicants are required to make a disclosure about any history of drug use, which can impact their application.

Lying on an application can result in penalties including deportation.

Last month, Donald Trump said if Harry was found to have lied on his visa application about drug-taking he would seek to take ‘appropriate action’ if he becomes president again.

Trump declined to rule out Harry being deported from the United States.

When asked about Trump’s comments Ambassador Hartley said that was ‘not going to happen in the Biden administration.’

In its filing the Heritage Foundation said the DHS had always maintained that ‘none of the information that we have can be released without acknowledging what Prince Harry’s immigration status is or tipping our hand as to what it is.’