Will I need a passport for domestic travel in the U.S. in 2016?
Four states and one U.S. territory have driver licenses that don’t measure up to the Department of Homeland Security’s standards. But what does that mean for travelers from New York, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Hampshire and American Samoa? Particularly those who are part of the group of approximately 62% of Americans who don’t hold a passport? […]
Technology disruption affects some automated passport control, global entry kiosks in US
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials say Customs and Border Protection experienced a brief technology disruption affecting some automated passport control and global entry kiosks. A spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection, Jennifer Evanitsky, says the problem lasted for about 90 minutes Saturday and that travelers are back to being able to use the kiosks to complete […]
PASSPORT TO TERROR: MailOnline reporter buys Syrian papers being sold to ISIS fighters sneaking into Europe hidden among refugees
Reporter bought $2,000 Syrian passport, ID card and driving licence in Turkey under the name of a real man who was killed in the conflict Forger boasted that ISIS fighters are using documents to travel to Europe to start terror sleeper cells or live under false name free of past crimes Also being used by […]
Libyan used false passport to come to Malta to register company
A man who arrived from Libya with a false passport was handed a suspended sentence this morning. Ahmed Al Ragoub Alkilani, 39, was arraigned before Magistrate Tonio Micallef Trigona. Police Inspector Frankie Sammut charged him with making a false declaration to a public authority and being in possession of a falsified immigration document. The accused, […]
Pssst! Need a passport? Forgery key for fleeing Syrians
ISTANBUL – Obaida, a 22-year-old refugee from an area of Syria controlled by Islamic State, said he tried hard to get a passport the legal way. In May, he paid his way to Istanbul from the border town in Turkey where he now lives. He spent five days waiting in line at the Syrian consulate. […]
James Gill: Real ID won’t fly, but you will with your noncompliant Louisiana driver’s license
The feds are still threatening to stop you boarding an airplane with only a Louisiana driver’s license for ID. It’s high time they quit trying this bluff. We are not falling for it, and it’s already cost billions. We are asked to believe that we will not be allowed on any flight unless we can […]
