REAL ID Not Required for Air Travel from May 7th
ST. PAUL, Minn., April 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens' Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is publicly challenging recent claims made by Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, who claimed in a widely shared DHS video that Americans must have a REAL ID by May 7 to board a plane.
These claims contradict the Department of Homeland Security's own official rule issued January 14th, 2025.
"Despite what Secretary Noem implied, Americans do not need a REAL ID to fly on May 7th," said Twila Brase, RN, PHN, CCHF Co-founder and President. "DHS's regulations outline a two-year phased enforcement period starting May 7th. The agency itself warns against the havoc and disruption that would result from enforcing the deadline on that day."
Furthermore, CCHF points out that there are 16 federally accepted forms of ID that can be used to board a domestic flight.
"This kind of ultimatum, which doesn't even tell the public they can use their passport, causes unnecessary confusion and panic," Brase continued. "Americans have options. They should also not be pressured into accepting a federally imposed identification system that violates their privacy and state sovereignty."
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