STAT April 5, 2024
Should Prince Harry be deported from the United States due to his past drug use?
That’s what Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump recently claimed, based on an ongoing legal battle between Prince Harry and the Heritage Foundation, a Trump-aligned think tank. The foundation argues that Prince Harry’s candid conversation about past drug use in his book “Spare” should disqualify him from living in the United States because, if he had disclosed this during the visa process, he should have been denied entry.
The foundation’s lawsuit brings to the forefront broader issues within the U.S. immigration system, particularly its inappropriate and degrading treatment of individuals who use drugs or have an addiction — policies that continue to equate drug use with...