Prince Harry’s long-running US visa row has taken a fresh turn after the State Department withheld 18 documents connected to him. Why Officials Are Keeping the Documents PrivateUS officials have spent months searching State Department computer systems and processing material connected to Harry. How Prince Harry’s Drug Admissions Started The Royal RowThe Heritage Foundation previously sued the Department of Homeland Security in an attempt to obtain Harry’s visa records. Judge Carl Nichols rejected the foundation’s case after deciding that Harry’s privacy rights outweighed the public interest in releasing the records. Heritage’s lawyers opened a new case against the State Department in 2025.