Washingtontimes.com
The General Services Administration has suspended recognition of identification cards issued by the Mexican government to its nationals in this country, pending an investigation by the State Department, GSA and other federal agencies.
The "matricula consular cards," used by Mexican nationals to obtain social services and establish bank accounts and used as legal identification for those who have been detained by police, have been issued to hundreds of thousands of Mexican nationals in the United States, including those here illegally.
"The matter of foreign consular identification cards is under discussion both within the State Department and among federal government agencies, including the General Services Administration," the GSA said in a statement made public yesterday.
"While this matter is under deliberation, GSA has suspended the trial acceptance of consular identification cards for admittance to certain federal facilities," the statement said. "GSA will no longer accept consular-issued identification cards as a means of identification, pending further study."
Posted by Suzanne at January 22, 2003