WASHINGTON D.C. (ADAMS) – Wednesday, May 7, is a day 20 years in the making as Americans will need to have a REAL-ID compliant driver’s license to take domestic and international flights. If they don’t have one, they’ll need a passport or secondary ID to travel through security checkpoints. A law passed in 2005 mandated the changes to help fix security failures from the 9/11 attacks.
If you have not gotten yours yet, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says traveling without REAL ID-compliant cards will still be permitted for now. Noem shared the information while testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, however, she also noted individuals without proper identification will likely face additional steps before they’re permitted to travel. The full enforcement date has been pushed back repeatedly since the law was first passed in 2005, and it is finally slated to take effect today.
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