Since his departure from royal duties and his move to America with wife Meghan Markle, Britain's Prince Harry has been the subject of much discussion, criticism, and scrutiny.

Amid questions about his immigration status here in the U.S., the prospect of deportation has been floated more than once, though President Donald Trump has indicated that he has no interest in facilitating such an outcome, as The Hill reports.

Harry's candor questioned

At the heart of Trump's deliberations over Harry's status is ongoing litigation in Washington, D.C., in which the Heritage Foundation claims that the royal may have been dishonest about past drug use when seeking a U.S. visa.

In support of that contention, Nile Gardiner of the Heritage Foundation referenced Harry's own memoir, Spare, in which he discussed his history of cannabis, cocaine, and psychedelic drug use, behavior that would typically result in disqualification during the visa application process.

Gardiner declared, “Anyone who applies to the United States has to be truthful on their application, and it is not clear that is the case with Prince Harry.”

The Heritage Foundation further suggests that King Charles' youngest son may have received preferential consideration from the Biden administration that other applications would not have been granted.

Though Harry has succeeded thus far in keeping his immigration file out of public view, the ongoing nature of the aforementioned case means that the issue may be far from over.

Trump weighs in

In his inimitably blunt and uncompromising style, Trump has staked out his position when it comes to Harry's continued presence in the United States.

When asked whether Harry's deportation is something under consideration, Trump replied, “I don't want to do that.”

Extending his remarks to include Harry's wife Meghan, the president added, “I'll leave him alone. He's got enough problems with his wife. She's terrible.”

“I think poor Harry is being led around by the nose,” Trump opined, also predicting that the royal marriage may be destined to fail.

By contrast, Trump has heaped praise on Britain's future king, Prince William, having declared him to be “a great young man” after the two sat down for a meeting late last year during the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Disclosures coming?

Even though Trump may not be pressing for Harry's removal from the country, that is not to say that his immigration-related headaches are over, with the prince suffering a legal setback during a hearing held last week, as Fox News notes.

Despite Harry's efforts to keep the materials secret, U.S. District Court Judge Carl Nichols said that the relevant immigration files should be released “to the maximum extent possible” and that he is obligated under the law to “make public everything hat can be made public,” and the degree to which that information may embarrass the royal family is something that remains to be seen.