What to Know
People are nervous for Prince Harry, given that he recently made a joke about President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and he’s not a United States citizen himself. Harry has lived in the U.S. with his family since he and his wife, Meghan Markle, stepped back from their royal roles in 2020. Previously, the Heritage Foundation tried to argue that Harry could’ve been granted a U.S. visa in error due to the fact that he mentioned past drug use in his memoir, Spare. In February 2025, however, Trump said he didn’t want to deport Harry.
Still, Harry has been increasingly outspoken against Trump, which some people see as pretty “risky” behavior.
Recently, Harry made a joke about ICE.
During a recent British American Business Council (BABC) event, Prince Harry mentioned the 2026 World Cup, which is set to be hosted in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Harry said he’s “looking forward to welcoming more Brits from across the pond” for the event, but suggested that they might experience issues trying to enter the U.S. Per The Independent, he said they will need to “behave, get through customs, and past ICE.”
This comes just after an apparent joke he made about Trump during an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Harry didn’t actually mention Trump by name, but people assumed Harry was referencing the current president when he joked about Americans electing a king.
“You Americans are obsessed with Christmas movies and you’re clearly obsessed with royalty, so why not?” he said during a skit about Hallmark Channel holiday movies. When Colbert questioned this take, Harry said, “I hear you elected a king.”
These comments have sparked concerns.
Obviously, Prince Harry is far from the only person to make jokes about Trump. But given that people have already been talking about Harry’s immigration status, his jokes feel particularly “reckless,” a source told RadarOnline. The insider suggested that Harry has reason to worry about “facing serious immigration consequences.” According to them, people start talking about his immigration status again each time he makes these kinds of jokes.
“Every public dig at Trump draws attention to Harry’s presence in America,” the insider claimed. “People are starting to ask questions about his legal status – and not in a good way.”
Previously, Trump said he wouldn’t deport Harry — because he feels sorry for him.
When Trump spoke about Harry’s immigration status in February, he said he was not interested in deporting him. But while defending Harry’s status in the U.S., Trump also bashed his wife. “I don’t want to [deport Harry],” Trump told the New York Post at the time. “I’ll leave him alone. He’s got enough problems with his wife. She’s terrible.”
His misogynistic criticism didn’t end there. “I think poor Harry is being led around by the nose,” he continued. He referred to him as “poor Harry” and said that he seems to be “whipped.”
