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DHS postpones Real ID compliance to 2023

Published

April 27, 2021

FILE - In this June 22, 2018, file photo a sample copy of a Washington drivers license is shown at the Washington state Dept. of Licensing office in Lacey, Wash. Americans will have more time because of the pandemic to get the Real ID that they will need to board a flight or enter federal facilities. The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, extended the Real ID deadline until May 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

By Stephen Dinan

The Washington Times

Citing the coronavirus pandemic, Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it is granting yet another delay in compliance with the Real ID Act’s deadline for having secure identification to board an airplane, setting a new target of 2023.

The original deadline set by Congress was 2008, but it has been extended repeatedly as administration after administration has been prodded by slow-moving states and members of Congress for reprieves.

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