TSA Confirms REAL ID Enforcement in Effect at US Airports

A spokesperson says that 81 percent of people have compliant forms of ID.

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

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said that 81 percent of domestic air travelers have identification compliant with REAL ID requirements that went into effect at U.S. airports on May 7.

A spokesperson for the TSA confirmed to The Epoch Times on May 7 that the agency has started “full enforcement” of the law and that people who show IDs that are not compliant will “receive a warning” and will be sent to a “separate area” to undergo more screening from the TSA.