What you need to know as the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches

A Transportation Security Administration agent stands at a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport on Dec. 20, 2024. The federal government is preparing to begin implementing Real ID rules in May.

Driver's licenses and IDs that are notReal ID-compliant will no longer get you through U.S. airport security once the law takes effect in a few weeks, but full enforcement may not start right away.

(Image credit: Joe Raedle)