Posted on 04/12/2025 3:08:16 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced that effective May 7, 2025, all adult U.S. citizens must present a REAL ID-compliant form of identification or a valid passport to board domestic flights and access federal facilities.
This enforcement marks the culmination of the REAL ID Act, originally passed in 2005 following the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations to enhance the integrity and security of state-issued identification documents.
On December 17, 2018, President Trump signed the REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act, Public Law 115-323.
“If you plan on traveling, we need your help to prevent delays and to prove your identity. Get a REAL ID. Starting May 7th, you will need a REAL ID to travel by air or to visit federal buildings in the United States,” Noem said in a video statement.
“These IDs keep our country safe because they help prevent fraud and enhance security. Please do your part to protect our country. Go today, and don’t delay.”
Examples of REAL IDs:
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
It’s a driver’s license with a star on it. Been that way for several years.
I just got my new VA ID card. It also works as a Real ID.
But I doubt that I will be flying any time soon.
The Real ID Act was passed in 2005. The deadline for enforcement has been extended several times. It’s time for it to be enforced. Texas has been issuing Real ID compliant drivers’ licenses and ID cards since October 2016. It’s been so long that the first compliant Texas ID’s have already expired.
It’s for voting down the road-soon.
They open the border to illegals, then they treat regular Americans like suspects.
Remember under Biden illegals didn’t need ID to pass thru TSA and fly.
Your papers olease. Explain also the nature of your travels and your business. Fed Gov can indeed ban you from travels.
Nope haven’t got it...probably won’t get it...unless states start issuing it as a “renewal” to existing DL’s. Have a passport if I need to fly (unlikely).
According to TSA, you can use the following. But this is racist against POCs because everybody knows they are incapable of getting such ID.
State-issued Enhanced Driver’s License
U.S. passport
U.S. passport card
DHS trusted traveler cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
U.S. Department of Defense ID, including IDs issued to dependents
Permanent resident card
Border crossing card
An acceptable photo ID issued by a federally recognized Tribal Nation/Indian Tribe, including Enhanced Tribal Cards (ETCs).
HSPD-12 PIV card
Foreign government-issued passport
Canadian provincial driver’s license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada card
Transportation worker identification credential
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Employment Authorization Card (I-766)
U.S. Merchant Mariner Credential
Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)
I did. The deadline will expire while I am out of state on vacation. Some difficulty getting a certified birth certificate, but got it done. Wondering all along, and continue to, if I had flown all the way across the country, deadlines expires while I’m there, would I really have been prevented from coming home? We’ll see on May 7 whether that will happen to people
My Alabama DL has no star on it, renewed in December. My VA ID has no reference to it being 'Real' and I renewed it in January. Does your VA ID have any markings on it? Or is it just an approved ID?
Good point.
But it’s part of the game if we are rid ourselves of foreign nationals voting in our US elections as just happened in 2024.
Our government has to get up to speed on watching illegals.
As at airports....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qLie2058dI
I see post 10 has it listed as approved, so never mind.
The Real ID Act was treated like the move of the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem...all we did was put it off, FOR DECADES, even though it was US LAW. Finally, Trump 1.0 does it (moves the embassy) and everyone has a fit. Well, if it was such a bad law, they had FOREVER to repeal it...they never did.
In this case, the Real ID deadline was continuously kicked down the road, including by Trump 1.0. But here we are - something changed?
Any guesses? I have one..
Wait till a district court judge rules this unconstitutional.
That’s gonna be a battle.
In addition to state issued drivers’ licenses and ID cards, several federally issued ID cards are also Real ID compliant. There are federal employee ID cards, military ID’s, and passports (both book and card versions).
Some states didn’t want to issue Real ID compliant ID’s. California issues noncompliant ID’s that can’t be used to enter secure federal buildings, buy firearms, or board aircraft. They also issue Real ID compliant ID’s and drivers’ licenses that can be used for every purpose a Real ID is required. Basically a Real ID requires the same verification of identity as a passport. Texas only issues Real ID compliant ID’s and has done so since October 2016.
They do now except for repatriation flights.
I don’t have one—but it will be a perfect excuse for me not to fly.
Oh gee—I forgot to get one.
Lol.
Any challenges are going to be fast tracked to the Supreme Court.
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