Thousands of Michigan residents issued driver’s licenses, state IDs with stranger’s face: ‘Who is this man?’
Approximately 8,200 Michigan residents received driver's licenses and state IDs featuring a stranger's face due to a printing error. The mistake, caused by the state vendor Idemia, involved the inclusion of a generic stock photo and fake birthdate in the lower-right corner of the cards. The Michigan Secretary of State's Office has already mailed corrected documents to all affected individuals.
- ▪An error by vendor Idemia resulted in 8,200 Michigan IDs being printed with a generic stock photo of a black man instead of the cardholder's details.
- ▪State officials clarified that the misprinted information was generic and did not belong to another resident.
- ▪Corrected licenses and IDs have been mailed to all affected residents, who do not need to request replacements.
- ▪Residents can use temporary online licenses or their unexpired previous IDs until the corrected cards arrive.
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| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 01:54:37 -0400 |
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