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2025-04-20 Home Front: WoT
Top Trump agency hypes importance of REAL ID enforcement, citing one key reason
[FoxNews] The Department of Homeland Security reveals that stopping illegal immigration is a major reason why it’s holding firm to the current May 7 REAL ID deadline despite the deadline being pushed numerous times over the course of several years.

In a memo exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital, the department said part of the reason REAL ID will be enforced is to prevent those in the country illegally from flying – unless they are looking to self-deport on an international flight.

"Under Biden, illegal aliens used non-compliant IDs from sanctuary cities to board flights, but REAL ID’s higher security standards make it nearly impossible to forge legitimate documents, ensuring only verified travelers can fly," the memo states.

"This closes the gaping vulnerabilities Biden’s policies created, preventing criminals and potential terrorists from exploiting our aviation system, as seen during 9/11 when fraudulent IDs enabled attacks," the memo continues.

The agency emphasized that the measure prevents people in the country illegally from traveling within the U.S.

"DHS and TSA are clear, the only place an illegal alien should be flying is home. Under Secretary Kristi Noem’s leadership, illegal aliens will be barred from domestic flights, with one exception: illegal aliens self-deporting on international flights will be allowed to board without a REAL ID, encouraging their exit from the U.S.," it states.

DHS said that during the Biden administration, 1.4 million "inadmissible aliens" were allowed into the country because of programs like CBP One and the Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans parole program, and over half a million flew into American airports as of August 2024, according to the memo.

The department said 320,000 illegal immigrants were permitted to fly into 43 airports before flying to other parts of the country as a direct result of CBP One in 2023.

DHS cited Fox News Digital’s reporting from 2022 where the Transportation Security Administration under Biden and former Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas allowed civil arrest warrants to be used as acceptable identification.

"For non-citizens and non-U.S. nationals who do not otherwise have acceptable forms of ID for presentation at security checkpoints, TSA may also accept certain DHS-issued forms, including ICE Form I-200 (Warrant for Arrest of an Alien)," a TSA spokesperson told Fox News at the time.

Americans looking to fly domestically and enter some federal buildings will need a form of identification, and a passport can be used as an alternative.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-04-20 10:40|| || Front Page|| [11149 views ]  Top
 File under: Migrants/Illegal Immigrants 

#1 "For non-citizens and non-U.S. nationals who do not otherwise have acceptable forms of ID for presentation at security checkpoints, TSA may also accept certain DHS-issued forms, including ICE Form I-200 (Warrant for Arrest of an Alien)"

I have some difficulty parsing that.
Posted by Skidmark 2025-04-20 10:44||   2025-04-20 10:44|| Front Page Top

#2 I guess that changes their previous flight status.
Posted by Super Hose 2025-04-20 18:13||   2025-04-20 18:13|| Front Page Top

#3 It cost a lot to get a 'real id'.

It used to cost $10 for a DL, now cost almost $60 for a DL and over a hundred buck for a 'real id'.

How about reducing the cost of "real ID'?
Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2025-04-20 19:29||   2025-04-20 19:29|| Front Page Top

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