American lawsuit filed to see Prince Harry's visa record after drug …

An American think-tank has filed a lawsuit that demands to see Prince Harry's American visa records after he admitted to drug use in his new book Spare. Washington-based, the Heritage Foundation, have called for the Duke of Sussex's visa to be put under greater scrutiny as they filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Homeland Security. They are asking for transparency on the visa application after the Prince admitted to taking drugs in his controversial memoir - Spare.

READ MORE: Ken Buchanan's eldest son heartbroken after being 'excluded' from private burial It can be the case in the US that a visa application could be rejected if there is an admission of drug use, the Mirror reports. Harry stated in the book that he had partaken in the consumption of cocaine, mushrooms, and other drugs.

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Both Harry and Meghan have attempted to set up a new life in California after they say they felt rejected by the Royal Family. The new court filing reads: "Widespread and continuous media coverage has surfaced the question of whether DHS properly admitted the Duke of Sussex in light of the fact that he has publicly admitted to the essential elements of a number of drug offences in both the United States and abroad. "United States law generally renders such a person inadmissible for entry to the United States.

Intense media coverage has also surfaced the question of whether DHS may have improperly granted the Duke of Sussex a waiver to enter the Country on a non-immigrant visa given his history of admissions to the essential elements of drug offences. "Finally, the media coverage has surfaced the question of whether DHS' decision to admit the Duke of Sussex into the United States should be reconsidered in light of the Duke of Sussex's most recent admissions to the essential elements of numerous drug offenses both here and abroad in his 2023 memoir, Spare." READ NEXT-

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