* Alexi ain’t too happy…
* AP…
Travelers who aren’t REAL ID compliant by the upcoming deadline this week will still be able to fly but should be prepared for extra scrutiny, the head of Homeland Security said Tuesday.
Kristi Noem told a congressional panel that 81% of travelers already have IDs that comply with the REAL ID requirements. She said security checkpoints will also be accepting passports and tribal identification when the deadline hits Wednesday.
Those who still lack an identification that complies with the REAL ID law “may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step,” Noem said.
“But people will be allowed to fly,” she said. “We will make sure it’s as seamless as possible.”
Across the country, Department of Motor Vehicle offices extended their hours to help meet the demand. But despite that, some people waited for hours Tuesday to get a REAL ID ahead of the long-delayed deadline.
* Guardian…
While initially recommended by the 9/11 Commission and signed into law in 2005, implementation has been repeatedly delayed. It was pushed back in 2022 to address the lingering impacts of the Covid-19, but the TSA confirmed last month that it would finally come into effect on 7 May, “making fraudulent IDs harder to forge, thwarting criminals and terrorists”.
A group of state senators from Kentucky asked the agency to delay implementing the new requirements yet again, arguing that the state has limited appointments available to people seeking the new cards in time to meet the deadline.
DHS had initially said that passengers would not be able to fly domestically without the new ID or another form of TSA-approved identification after Wednesday’s deadline passes.
“REAL ID is a coordinated effort by the federal government to improve the reliability and accuracy of driver’s licenses and identification cards,” said John Essig, the TSA’s security director for airports in the New York City region, in a press release on 3 April.
“The improvements are intended to inhibit terrorists’ ability to evade detection by using fraudulent identification.”
…Adding… Secretary Noem will be in Springfield tomorrow…
Homeland Security LIVE
Secretary Noem to Host Press Conference in Springfield, IL
Event Date: May 7, 2025
Event Time: 10:00 AM CT / 11:00 AM ET
This press conference will highlight how sanctuary policies in Illinois have unleashed violence on American citizens — including rape, sexual assault, murder, shoplifting, and more — while shielding illegal aliens responsible from facing consequence.
- Lurker - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 2:25 pm:
It’s been awhile since I’ve felt the need to protest anything. Unfortunately I meet with our Director tomorrow at 10:00. Drat(bp)
- Donnie Elgin - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 2:34 pm:
=WE’VE BEEN SCREAMING THIS FOR MONTHS. Thanks
@Sec_Noem for continuing to call this a “deadline” & then dropping this news the day before! =
So she saves his bacon (Illinois at under 40% Real ID ), and he’s complaining. Mind you that most states are at 60% Real ID- and many are way past that
“Twelve states and the District of Columbia reported compliance rates above 90%, with seven states — Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming and the District of Columbia — saying they’re virtually 100% compliant. Texas reports 98% compliance, Mississippi 97%, Hawaii 96%, Utah 96% and Vermont 92%”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/real-id-deadline-weeks-away-most-states-not-fully-compliant-yet/
- low level - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 2:48 pm:
==Secretary Noem will be in Springfield tomorrow…==
Dont let your dogs anywhere near the event. John Amdor especially take note
- low level - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 2:48 pm:
==Secretary Noem will be in Springfield tomorrow…==
Dont let your dogs anywhere near the event. John Amdor especially take note
- Jibba - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 2:58 pm:
Noem is coming to Springfield? I guess all that blue state stuff is done now. Dems had a good run.
- Sox Fan - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 3:02 pm:
I really am dreading the flight I have scheduled in a few weeks. It sounds like there are no concrete/uniform plans in place for how TSA is handling non-compliant IDs. This is a recipe for disaster when you consider the level of quality we’ve come to expect from the TSA. Happy that I have a passport.
- Henry Francis - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 3:11 pm:
== unleashed violence on American citizens — including rape, sexual assault, murder, shoplifting==
Shoplifting?
- JCAR the Hutt - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 3:28 pm:
– rape, sexual assault, murder, shoplifting, and more –
More than shoplifting.
Inconceivable.
- low level - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 3:37 pm:
Will she pose w semi autos and ripped ICE agents again like she did a few weeks back? Lord knows she needed a lot of protection against migrant mothers and children. I shudder when I think about all the danger she faced…
- JS Mill - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 3:45 pm:
= So she saves his bacon =
That is a farcical statement even for you. She didn’t save anything. She only compounded the absurd chaos of this administration. Why aren’t they together enough to message that out more than one day in advance? Such incompetence on the part of the cosplay secretary.
- Which one’s Pink. - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 3:56 pm:
I don’t know why I am surprised that Illinois is 40% compliant. We booked a flight in January and figured we should stop procrastinating and become Real ID compliant just in case the deadline was not extended. Seems we made the right choice. It was no effort at all in early February.
- Retired School Board Member - Tuesday, May 6, 25 @ 4:26 pm:
Maybe we (Illinois) is only at 40% because a lot of us have passports and didn’t see the need to waste our time in line? I would rather just wait to get it when my current license expires.