president Donald Trump’s Administrators have shown that there are no actual ID exceptions after Kentucky legislators request a deadline extension.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, the Trump administration confirmed that despite Kentucky’s demand for delays, the state must comply with the May 7 deadline, as a 20-year standoff between the state and the federal government will be in mind with the actual deadline for actual IDs.
“From May 7th, passengers will need to fly an actual ID or other acceptable ID, such as a passport or military ID. The TSA is committed to enforcement of the law, as directed by Congress.”
“Non-compliant passengers may expect waiting times or additional measures at the airport. If they are illegal aliens without an actual ID, the only way they are allowed to fly is if they are self-denial.”
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The actual ID implementation deadline is May 7th. (Getty Images)
Kentucky Senate Transport Committee Chairman Jimmy Higdon and 27 state senators wrote a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem on April 17. Request a delay Regarding actual ID enforcement, Kentucky cites concerns that “driver licensing services cannot be accessed due to limited availability of reservations.”
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“This simple request is to protect Kentucky from bureaucratic burdens,” Higdon said. “Rural residents, seniors and families still have hurdles before them, but in many cases they may not recognize their options. While only about 40% of our residents have real IDs, I want to help them understand that Kentuckians may not need real IDs.
Passengers line up at TSA checkpoint. Passengers must travel with an actual ID or other compliant identification to travel from May 7th. (istock)
Dr. Jack Reed sent his letter to NOEM on the same day, saying, “Please explain how you would assure the steps TSA is taking to handle travelers arriving at airport security checkpoints without delays in the TSA security checkpoint and without any real identity-compliant identification.”
Reed said many passengers do not appear to be compliant by May 7, noting that “20% of air travel use forms of identification that do not comply with actual ID requirements” and that “millions of Americans do not have licenses that comply with actual IDs or do not have an acceptable alternative form of identification.”
For a long time, the state has refused to implement actual IDs. Twenty years after the law was signed, Kentucky is requesting an extension of the deadline. (Getty Images)
Since the President George W. Bush Signed the Actual Identity Act in 2005, states and advocacy groups refused to implement it for a variety of reasons, including costs, state rights and privacy concerns.
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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Although deadlines have changed and implementation plans have been rolled out, the Kentucky letter revealed that Americans line up in the local Automobile Division (DMV) and continue to panic across the deadline for actual IDs as they make appointments to enhance identification.
