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Planning to fly without a Real ID license? You'll need one of these documents
As of May 7, a Real ID-compliant license is needed to fly within the U.S. But you can use other options like a passport or ...
US Citizen Detained by ICE and Told His REAL ID Is 'Fake'
Leonardo García Venegas, a Florida-born U.S. citizen with a REAL ID, was forcibly arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE) at an Alabama construction site after agents claimed his ...
You can mostly live elsewhere but still get a DMV-issued California ID
“You can get a state ID (from California),” Chris Orrock, a DMV spokesman up in Sacramento, told Honk. “You can only have a ...
Real ID: Why No One Seems To Be Ready After 20 Years of Warning
As of May 7, 2025, travelers need a Real ID-compliant license or another accepted form of identification, like a passport, to board federally regulated commercial aircraft and access certain federal ...
U.S. citizen with REAL ID handcuffed and held in immigration raid before being released
A U.S.-born citizen who was wrestled into the dirt, handcuffed and detained in a vehicle as part of an immigration raid had a ...
First holiday travel weekend kicks off with Real ID requirements at Chicago airports
Travel experts expect the roads and airports to be packed as Memorial Day weekend travel kicks off. This will be the first holiday travel period with the new Real ID requirements at airports. Crews at ...