JUST IN: The Department of Homeland Security has delayed the deadline for air travelers to have a REAL ID another two years, the agency announces.
A TSA agent checks the identification of a travelers at the security screening center at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City, Sept. 15, 2020.delayed the deadline for air travelersThe program, which was to begin in May 2023, will now not go into effect until May 7, 2025.Travelers enter a new Transportation Security Administration screening area during the opening of the Terminal 1 expansion at Los Angeles International Airport, June 4, 2021.
The new identification rules mandate any flyer over 18 will need to have a REAL ID-issued driver's license or another federally approved identification card if they are going to fly domestically."DHS continues to work closely with U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories to meet REAL ID requirements," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement about the latest delay.
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