Secretary of Homeland Security Christie Noem The announcement that a real ID would be required to fly from May 7 forced Americans to ultimately comply – 20 years after Congress passed the law.
May 11, 2005, President George W. Bush In order to strengthen national security in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, we signed the Actual Identity Act. The law, passed by the US Congress, set federal standards for issuing identification documents, including driver’s licenses.
Starting next month, you will need an actual ID to access federal facilities and enter the nuclear power plant and the board’s commercial aircraft. The development of Real ID has faced nearly 20 years of political gender change, set-off and delays.
Two years after it was passed, the National Association of Governors (NGA), National Congress of State Legislatures (NCSL), and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) sought to delay its implementation. Quoting logistics concerns.
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President George W. Bush has signed the Actual Identity Act to strengthen national security in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Twenty years later, President Donald Trump’s administration set a deadline for the full actual ID implementation on May 7, 2025. (Getty Images)
The state and advocacy groups have refused to implement it since its death. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) – Long-time opponents with real ID implementations – I called it As disapproval grew nationwide, in 2007 it was “discriminatory, expensive, burdensome, invasive and ultimately counterproductive.” By 2009 there were at least 25 states. The law enacted I oppose the actual ID Act.
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The state has rejected the actual ID for a variety of reasons, including costs, state rights and privacy concerns. Three years after the law was passed, the first deadline for Real IDs was set on May 11, 2008. However, in the face of opposition, the DHS extended the deadline on May 11, 2011 under the president. Barack Obama’s management.
DHS was implemented later A four-phase plan expanded beyond the 2011 deadline. By 2016, 23 states had fully complied with the actual ID Act, 27 states and territories were granted extensions, and six would not expand without extensions. According to the DHS letter.
Homeland Security Secretary Christi Noem will visit the Port of Mariposa in Nogales, Arizona on March 15th, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
By January 22, 2018, travelers will no longer be permitted to use state-issued IDs for domestic travel, and by October 1, 2020, they will be required to use Real IDs or another acceptable form of identification “Document Travel.”
President Donald Trump due to the Covid-19 pandemic Actual ID deadline has been extended Until October 1st, 2021. That deadline was later Expanded until May 3, 2023President Joe Biden’s administration, “due to circumstances stemming from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.”
President Donald Trump will remove his face mask as he poses on the Truman balcony in the White House after returning from hospitalization at Walter Reed Medical Center on October 5, 2020 at Walter Reed Medical Center. (Reuters/Erin Scott/File Photo)
Finally the Biden administration Deadline has been extended Until May 7, 2025, it will provide “additional time to guarantee residents a driver’s license and identification that meets security standards established by the Actual Identification Act.”
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Noem announced on May 7, 2025 that the deadline would apply as the Trump administration seeks to prevent illegal immigrants from traveling around the United States.
“From May 7th, you will need your actual ID to fly. Actual ID It disrupts criminals and terrorists, making writing even more difficult. If you are planning to fly, get your actual ID and don’t be denied due to delays in flights and facial travel! ” Noem said.
