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The REAL ID regime and its impact on state-issued IDs and immigration enforcement.
A U.S. state-issued driver’s license is commonly accepted as proof of identity by immigration authorities and can be presented to ICE during encounters; several legal-aid and immigration guidance sour...
Five U.S. states currently issue Enhanced Driver’s Licenses or Enhanced ID cards (EDL/EID): Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Washington, and those cards are explicitly recognized by federal...
Enhanced Driver’s Licenses () are state-issued driver’s licenses that also serve as limited passport alternatives for land and sea travel within the Western Hemisphere and as proof of citizenship; fiv...
Since 2020 no U.S. state has broadly terminated an Enhanced Driver’s License (EDL) program; five northern-border states—Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington—continue to issue EDLs and...
states plus the (and sources often add ) currently have laws or DMV policies that allow undocumented immigrants to obtain state driver’s licenses or limited-purpose driving cards, according to multipl...
As of January 2026, reputable trackers report that a substantial portion of states require voters to show some form of identification in person, and one widely cited survey () counts 21 states that sp...
are specialized state-issued driver’s licenses that also serve as proof of citizenship for land and sea travel to neighboring countries; they are currently issued by five states only: , , , and . Fede...
cards are a federal standard for identity that do not, by themselves, signify citizenship; a distinct class of card called an (EDL/EID) is the primary REAL ID product that explicitly serves as proof o...
The would amend the to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for anyone seeking to register to vote in federal elections, fundamentally changing when and how registrars accept applications and...
Proponents of the justify a proof‑of‑citizenship requirement by pointing to the need to ensure that only are , to align federal registration forms with , and to create criminal and administrative dete...
The has produced measurable environmental damage and social disruption along the – boundary, from destroyed desert vegetation and blocked wildlife corridors to impacts on Indigenous cultural sites and...
States that already issue “enhanced” driver’s licenses or other -compliant citizenship indicators have taken a mixed approach to the ’s documentary-proof requirements: some have explored technical int...