Despite repeatedly insisting that it was not allowing illegal aliens to fly without ID, the TSA admits in a letter to Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) that a 'notice to appear' form alone is sufficient documentation for an individual to board an airliner.

Last month, at the height of the furore over the border situation, it emerged that the federal agency was allowing undocumented immigrants to fly without ID. Despite numerous TSA denials that this was the case, the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) obtained a statement from the Border Patrol union which revealed that the TSA had reversed the policy in the aftermath of the story going public.

Despite the release of the statement, the TSA continued to insist that there was no policy which allowed people to board airlines without ID.