Chad Wolf, former acting secretary of Homeland Security, told Newsmax on Monday that states that delayed on requiring Real ID failed to put “the infrastructure in place to issue those cards now.”
On Wednesday, Americans trying to travel by plane domestically or enter certain federal buildings must display a Real ID-compliant license. Transportation officials have warned that the deadline could cause long wait times at the Department of Motor Vehicles and airports.
Wolf said on “Wake Up America” that states should have done more to prepare for the Real ID deadline this week.
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