Posted on 01/07/2016 1:56:11 AM PST by Libloather
No passport, no flight: Driver's licenses from five states will no longer be valid to board a domestic plane under law cracking down on terrorists and criminals accessing fake IDs
Fliers from five non-compliant states in America will soon not be able to use their driver's license to board domestic flights.
The ruling, which comes under the Real ID Act passed 10 years ago, is down to states not complying to the stricter standards for state-issued IDs given by the government.
Fewer than half (22) of the states have complied with the recent law, and while the other states are pending review, five states - Illinois; Minnesota; Missouri; New Mexico and Washington - have been deemed non-compliant, with no review pending.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
These same yahoo’s can’t track visa over-stays and the ‘constant’ 10-11M illegals in the country...
...want to FURTHER restrict the freedom of travel of We the People.
Remember that enhanced licenses and passport cards are only good for land and sea ports. For air travel you must have a regular passport. If you cross one of the borders a lot you may want to consider a nexus card. It will allow use of special Nexus lanes at the land ports and may save you some time.
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