When Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005. It was sold as a post-9/11 security measure to create uniform standards for state IDs, including clearly listing citizenship or lawful immigration status.

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1 day ago · DHS Says REAL ID, Which DHS Certifies, Is Too Unreliable To Confirm US Citizenship (reason.com) 97 Posted by msmash on Thursday January 01, 2026 @01:11PM from the not-the …

1 day ago · But that's what the federal government has accomplished with the REAL ID, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now considers unreliable, even though getting one requires …

Jul 8, 2025 · As a practical matter, however, DHS has certified as REAL ID–compliant states that issue driver’s licenses to a broader group of lawfully present noncitizens.

Jun 2, 2025 · But the REAL ID saga shows that a proof-of-citizenship requirement might not be such a simple step. And it’s not just voters who might have trouble with it. For now, a federal judge has …

9 hours ago · An anonymous reader shares a report: Only the government could spend 20 years creating a national ID that no one wanted and that apparently doesn’t even work as a national ID. But …