New push calls to delay REAL ID deadline

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The deadline is rapidly approaching for Americans to get a Real ID for question successful the United States. However, determination are caller calls for different delay.

Lawmakers successful Kentucky are urging the Department of Homeland Security to widen the May 7 deadline.

They wrote a missive to Secretary Kristi Noem, saying if the deadline is not pushed, "it volition further strain already over-burdened determination offices and make unnecessary hardship."

Lawmakers successful Maine went a measurement further, proposing a measure to opt retired of Real ID.

The impending deadline has led to hours-long lines and constricted appointments astatine DMV's, including successful Philadelphia.

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Many radical regret waiting until present to get the caller ID.

"I didn't cognize if this was going to really beryllium a happening that was truly going to beryllium enforced astatine the time. It was precise wishy washy," 1 idiosyncratic said.

"They kept pushing it backmost and pushing it back," different said.

Americans flying domestically volition request either a Real ID oregon passport by May 7.