Homeland Security delays nationwide Real ID rollout AGAIN because of 'lingering ... trends now

Homeland Security delays nationwide Real ID rollout AGAIN because of 'lingering ... trends now
Homeland Security delays nationwide Real ID rollout AGAIN because of 'lingering ... trends now

Homeland Security delays nationwide Real ID rollout AGAIN because of 'lingering ... trends now

Homeland Security DELAYS nationwide rollout of Real ID for another two years because of the 'lingering effects of COVID' Real ID regulations were supposed to go into effect nationwide in May 2023  States now have until 2025  'to address the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability to obtain a REAL ID' identification card It will be necessary to board domestic flights and enter federal facilities  Both the right-wing Cato Institute and left-wing American Civil Liberties Union oppose Real ID and claim it's an invasion of privacy The measure was first supposed to go into effect in 2008, as a legislative response to the September 11 terror attacks 

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A new form of government identification that was meant to go into effect in 2008 is being delayed yet again, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday.

The nationwide rollout of Real ID is being delayed by two years due to COVID-19, the department said in a press release.

Real ID will be needed to board domestic flights and enter federal facilities when finally implemented. 

The push until 2025 was made 'to address the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ability to obtain a REAL ID driver’s license or identification card.' 

DHS said the additional time will give motor vehicle agencies the ability to work through backlogs created by the pandemic, when many

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