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Friday, December 09, 2022

DHS delays REAL ID deadline another two years

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it was extending the deadline by roughly two years for air passengers to use a REAL ID when traveling.

The agency announced on Monday it will begin enforcing the more stringent identification requirement on May 7, 2025, after previously setting a deadline of May 3, 2023. The announcement marks DHS’s third extension.

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I've been putting off getting my driver's license updated if for no other reason I'd have to travel to a neighboring county to get it because Macon County doesn't have a DMV, but my license expires next year anyway.