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Minnesota House, Senate pass bill barring compliance with Real ID Act
May 16, 2008
[JURIST] The Minnesota House and Senate [official websites] passed a bill [HF3807 text] this week to bar the state from complying with the Real ID Act of 2005 [PDF text; JURIST news archive]. Opponents of the Act say that it would be too expensive to implement and could also infringe on citizens'.... [more] 
Maine governor signs law to stop illegal aliens from obtaining state IDs
April 18, 2008
[JURIST] Maine Gov. John Baldacci [official website] signed a bill into law late Thursday that would require an applicant to show proof of US residency before being issued a state driver's license or ID card [JURIST news archive]. Forty-three other states already require proof of legal US.... [more]
Real ID Act extension granted to all 50 states: DHS
April 3, 2008
[JURIST] All 50 states have been granted extensions [DHS press release] to comply with new requirements under the REAL ID Act [PDF text; JURIST news archive], the US Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday. The extension pushes back the deadline for states to begin implementing new, more.... [more]
DHS invoking legal waivers to finish US-Mexico border fence: report
April 1, 2008
[JURIST] The Bush administration plans to invoke legal waivers to push through completion of 267 miles of fencing along the US-Mexico border [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news archve] by the end of this year, federal officials said Tuesday according to AP. The waivers, authorized under.... [more]
UK government steps back on compulsory ID card plan
March 6, 2008
[JURIST] A UK plan that would have required all citizens to obtain ID cards [Home Office backgrounder; JURIST news archive] when applying for passports by 2010 has been dropped [press release], the Home Office [official website] said Thursday. Under current plans, passports and driver's licenses.... [more]
Chertoff urges holdout states to comply with REAL ID act
March 4, 2008
[JURIST] US Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff [official profile] sent letters to the governors of several states on Monday, urging them to comply with an upcoming deadline to adopt comprehensive driver's license standards to bring their state IDs in line with the requirements of the.... [more]
Environmental groups challenge Chertoff lift of barriers to border fence
November 2, 2007
[JURIST] Two environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed an amended complaint [press release] challenging the constitutionality of the Real ID Act [PDF text] in response to actions taken by US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last month. Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club.... [more]
Chertoff lifts environmental barriers to border fence construction
October 22, 2007
[JURIST] US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff [official profile] Monday utilized his power under the Real ID Act [PDF text; JURIST news archive] to circumvent a federal district court decision handed down last week that on environmental grounds ordered the delay of construction of a.... [more]
Connecticut city becomes first in US to issue IDs for undocumented immigrants
July 24, 2007
[JURIST] A controversial law offering ID cards to illegal immigrants went into effect Tuesday in New Haven, Connecticut. The municipal identification cards, which will be available at a cost of $10 for adults and $5 for children and will not distinguish citizens from undocumented immigrants, will.... [more]
DHS proceeding with REAL ID despite opposition
May 9, 2007
[JURIST] The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [official website] said Tuesday that it will continue to move forward with implementation of the REAL ID Act [PDF text; JURIST news archive], despite opposition among state legislatures and in the US Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee.... [more]
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