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Deadline for Real ID for air travel pushed back due to pandemic

4/27/2021
A TSA agent checks travelers through security at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.MediaNews Group / via Getty Images

The Department of Homeland Security will delay the requirement for air travelers to have a Real ID-compliant form of identification, pushing it back 19 months, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Tuesday. The deadline was supposed to be Oct. 1, but it's now being postponed until May 3, 2023.