Donald Trump's administration has uncovered more than 1,000 documents linked to Prince Harry's US visa case, according to new records.
Court filings reveal the US Department of State, which oversees visa applications, has located 1,007 papers relating to the Duke of Sussex.
Among them are 217 records from the Office of the Secretary of State, the equivalent of the UK’s Foreign Secretary.
In addition, there are 517 “potentially responsive records” from the Bureau of Consular Affairs, 271 from the Office of the Legal Advisor, and two from the Office of the Deputy Secretary of State.
Prince Harry faces new scrutiny as 1,000 files emerge in US visa case
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A judge in Washington will now review the documents to decide which, if any, should be made public.
The development follows legal action brought in January by the US conservative think tank, the Heritage Foundation, which previously sued the Department of Homeland Security over the issue.
That earlier case led to the release of multiple files, though none revealed Harry’s visa status or whether he was truthful in his application.
Prince Harry had openly admitted in his memoir, Spare, that he had taken cocaine and marijuana in his younger years.
Prince Harry admitted to using the drug in his book Spare | GETTY
The Heritage Foundation's lawyer, Samuel Dewey, claimed the scale of the file “shows they are monitoring him pretty closely”.
He told the Sun: “I think we’re going to see documents from Harry talking about the case, but other material may be withheld.
“Then it will be up to politicians whether that decision is overruled.”
The lawsuits have reignited speculation about whether Donald Trump could move to deport Harry, who relocated to the US in 2020 with his American wife, Meghan Markle.
Prince Harry, who moved to California in 2020, released his memoir "Spare" in 2023, where he wrote about taking recreational drugs during his younger years
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The US President previously denied that he would deport the Duke of Sussex, telling the New York Post: “I don’t want to do that.
“I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
GB News has approached the Department of State and Harry’s representatives for comment.