A judge has officially ruled, and made a complete reversal of a previous ruling where he said Prince Harry's documents should be kept private.

Last September, a judge ruled that Harry's visa documents should NOT be made public despite his admission in a public book that he had taken drugs, as The Independent reported.

When asked if the Duke of Sussex should have "special privildges" if he was found to have lied on his application, President Donald Trump responded in the negative:

“No. We’ll have to see if they know something about the drugs, and if he lied they’ll have to take appropriate action, " Trump said.

Heritage's Claim

According to the legal documents, the judge noted that Harry's privacy interests are already diminished because he is a public figure.

This decision comes on the heels of the judge spending months reviewing Harry's immigration files as part of the case brought by the Heritage Foundation.

The group claims that Harry might have lied on the forms where he was asked if he has ever been a drug user.

His judgement added: “Like any foreign national, the duke has a legitimate privacy interest in his immigration status."

More From the Judge

According to the judge Harry already "shares intimate details of his life" in his book and and mentions "numerous instances" in which he used drugs.

The "reasonable privacy interest in his immigration records" was acknowledged by the judge as already belonging to Harry.

The Duke's desire to cover up facts regarding his immigration status remained according to Judge Nicholas, even after he made public remarks about his drug use.

Legacy's claim that releasing Harry's documents would shed light on DHS operations "fails," the judge stated in his decision.

"For the reasons discussed, the public does not have a strong interest in disclosure of the Duke's immigration records", the order states

Some documents provided to the judge by DHS were deemed "of particular relevance"; however, a lengthy paragraph was intentionally redacted.

More Considerations

It was also decided it would be important to retain Harry's constitutional rights to redact a large portion of the information that was deemed to be "particularly relevant."

In April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) provided Judge Nichols with the immigration documentation that Harry had submitted.

There was a claim of a "specific injury" that would result from the release of the information; however, the judge wanted to see that demonstrated for himself, which he did not receive.

Judge Nichols informed Homeland Security that the government's arguments up to this point, including those presented during a hearing in February, were "insufficiently detailed" for him to make a decision.