When I flew into the US in December (prior to the maditory passport thing) I had my birth certificate and DL in hand ready to go. I also had my passport which had expired a year earlier.
US Customs preferred to use my passport as a means of identification; even though it was technically expired. The have some sort of bar code reader that scans your passport and shows your recent travel into the US.
If your friend has a passpor that has recently expired; it might be something to bring along as well. Just be sure to tell the customs official that it is expired; as was mentioned some of them have a chip on their shoulder.
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