AP: Nonprofit libraries ordered by State Department to stop processing passport applications
Politics Feb 13, 2026 7:51 PM EST

NORWICH, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. State Department has ordered certain public libraries nationwide to cease processing passport applications, disrupting a long-standing service that librarians say their communities have come to rely on and that has run smoothly for years....

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Nonprofit libraries ordered by State Department to stop processing passport applications

The agency, which regulates U.S. passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to not-for-profit libraries in late fall, informing them they were no longer authorized to participate in the Passport Acceptance Facility program as of Friday.

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