Key points
- I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife: Trump
- Harry’s immigration status is subject of a lawsuit in Washington DC
- Harry could be on a rare diplomatic visa known as an A-1 Head of State visa
United States (US) President Donald Trump says he has no plans to deport Prince Harry from the US amid a legal battle over his immigration status – taking a swipe at his wife Meghan Markle in the process.
“I don’t want to do that,” Trump said on Friday, according to Daily Mail.
“I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible,” he told the New York Post.
Harry’s immigration status is the subject of a lawsuit in Washington DC.
Illegal drug use
Conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation has alleged that he may have concealed illegal drug use that should have denied him a US visa.
In his memoir, Spare, he detailed how he took cocaine several times as a teenager and experimented with cannabis and mushrooms.
Heritage cited his own admissions in its filing against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as it sought to have Harry’s visa records released.
“Megxit”
It has suggested that Trump’s predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, had given Harry preferential treatment when he relocated to California after “Megxit” – when he and Meghan bowed out of royal duties altogether.
The think tank previously tried to seek the disclosure of Harry’s visa papers via US Customs and Border protection, which said it needed the Duke of Sussex’s permission to release them.
It appears to be a change of heart for Trump, who had previously suggested last March that he could deport the Duke.
He had told GB News: “We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action.”
The US Department of State says that convictions for drug offences can make visa applicants ineligible.
Heritage had sought to obtain the information from the DHS via freedom of information requests before bringing its case to court. Harry is not a party in the lawsuit.
Last year, Dailymail.com revealed that Harry could be on a rare diplomatic visa known as an A-1 Head of State visa.
That would have meant he was not vetted by US authorities for past use of drugs. If this is the case, the State Department under Trump could withdraw the status.
“Not a fan”
The President has previously said he is “not a fan” of Meghan – while she has labelled him “divisive” and “misogynistic”. Trump labelled her “nasty” in return in 2019 – before labelling her a “very good American Princess”.
He has also previously described the Duke as being “whipped” by the former Suits star.
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