Alaska Says ‘No’ To REAL ID
Alaska struck the first legal blow in the fight against a national ID card by refusing to pass legislation to bring the state in line with REAL ID.
May
09
2006
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May
28
2025
200,000 people a day fly without REAL-ID
The real story of REAL-ID is that more people than ever are flying in the US without REAL-ID, with ID the TSA considers “unacceptable”, or with no ID at all. In a show of massive passive resistance to baseless threats by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to prevent people without REAL-ID from traveling by air, […]
May
07
2025
FAQs for REAL-ID Day (May 7, 2025)
FAQ: What is the REAL-ID Act? What does it require? FAQ: TSA procedures for flying without REAL-ID or with no ID FAQ: What can you do if you aren’t allowed to fly without REAL-ID? FAQ: Your rights at the airport FAQ: Searches at airports and US borders How the REAL-ID Act is creating a national […]
May
05
2025
The REAL-ID Act of 2005
What is the REAL-ID Act? The REAL-ID Act of 2005 is a Federal law that was hastily enacted by Congress, with almost no debate, during the period of panic after 9/11. States almost immediately realized that it would be expensive to implement and would violate individual rights. But Congress has been unwilling to admit its […]
May
05
2025
What can you do if you aren’t allowed to fly without REAL-ID?
On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plans to start treating driver’s licenses and state IDs that don’t comply with the REAL-ID Act as “unacceptable” ID at TSA checkpoints. That doesn’t mean that travelers without REAL-ID won’t be allowed to fly. What the TSA has said is that it will subject travelers […]
Apr
30
2025
Oklahoma resolution would reaffirm right to opt out of REAL-ID
SR 18, introduced yesterday in the Oklahoma Legislature by state Sen. Kendal Sacchieri (R-Blanchard) would re-affirm the right of Oklahoma residents to choose to have driver’s licenses and state IDs that don’t comply with the Federal REAL-ID Act — and not to have data about those noncompliant licenses shared with Federal agencies without a warrant. […]
Apr
22
2025
REAL-ID FAQ: What will happen at US airports on May 7, 2025?
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it will begin “implementation of its REAL ID enforcement measures at TSA checkpoints nationwide” on May 7, 2025. What does this mean if you want to fly but don’t have any of the types of ID that the TSA deems compliant with the REAL-ID Act (including […]
Apr
18
2025
No, the REAL-ID Act won’t stop “illegal aliens” from flying
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have planted a story with Fox News falsely claiming that enforcement of the REAL-ID Act of 2005 at airports will prevent “illegal aliens” from boarding domestic airline flights within the US: In a memo exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, the [DHS] said part […]
Apr
15
2025
Withdrawal from REAL-ID gets a hearing in Maine
A bipartisan proposal to withdraw the state of Maine from compliance with the Federal REAL-ID Act of 2005 had its first hearing today (archived video) before the Joint Standing Committee on Transportation of the Maine State Legislature. The REAL-ID withdrawal bill, LD 160, was presented to the Transportation Committee by state Rep. Laurel Libby (R-Auburn) […]
Jan
15
2025
Maine may stop complying with the REAL-ID Act
A bipartisan group of six Maine state legislators has introduced a bill, L.D. 160, which would repeal all of the provisions of Maine law enabling the state to issue driver’s licenses and state ID cards potentially compliant with the REAL-ID Act of 2005. L.D. 160 was introduced yesterday and immediately referred to the Joint Committee […]