GOP Senators Introduce Legislation to Ban Illegal Aliens From Using CBP One App as ID for Air Travel

‘Every American needs to show ID to enter our country. So why do we make it simpler for illegal immigrants to come in than for our own people?’

Passengers at O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, in Chicago, Illinois, on May 16, 2016. Scott Olson/Getty Images

Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) introduced legislation on March 26 to prevent illegal immigrants from exploiting “loopholes” for air travel into or within the United States without valid identification.

The legislation titled the “Verifying that all Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents (VALID) Act” prohibits the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from accepting the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) phone app known as CBP One, Notice to Appear (NTA), and a Notice to Report (NTR) as legal forms of identification for illegal aliens at TSA security checkpoints and for boarding planes.