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silence7@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago

Could You Prove You’re a Citizen? For Americans wrongfully detained by ICE, it can be nearly impossible to escape.

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Could You Prove You’re a Citizen? For Americans wrongfully detained by ICE, it can be nearly impossible to escape.

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silence7@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months ago
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    Insane that the Real ID ones won’t count when you need a brith certificate to get one.

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      Do you not need a birth certificate to get a drivers license in the US?

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        Nor do you in most countries. Generally, a passport is the most authoritative form of identification.

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          Right but you need a birth certificate to get a US passport dont you?

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            Yes, because a passport is based on citizenship.

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        You can use a birth certificate but it’s not required, there’s other methods to prove your identity.

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          That’s no longer true. That’s what the RealID is about.

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            While there is an option to have a driver’s license as a Real ID, not all driver’s licenses are Real IDs. Not sure the majority are tbh.

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        Usually you need multiple forms of identification, and the birth certificate could count as one, but isn’t required because non-citizens can get a driver’s license if they are here long enough. Someone spending the decade or so going through the slow ass process to get their citizenship needs a driver’s license during that decade.

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