The policy change is nationwide and goes into effect immediately, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

On July 8 the TSA ended the widely disliked policy of passengers taking their shoes off at airport security checkpoints. Here ...

The change follows nearly two decades of travelers being required to remove footwear, following the 2001 “shoe bomber” ...

TSA will no longer be waiting for the other shoe to drop as they end almost 20 years of shoe-removal protocols at airport ...

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said ending the shoes-off policy would trim wait times and “modernize and enhance traveler experience.” ...

It was post-9/11 security theater — the performative illusion that mass ritualized inconvenience will make us safer.

The TSA said in a memo that it had explored “new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience.” ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday the immediate end of the shoe-off requirement at TSA security checkpoints at every airport nationwide. Sec. Noem made the ...

Citing unnamed sources, several outlets report that TSA is no longer requiring the general public to remove shoes for ...

The TSA has eliminated the 19-year-old policy, effective immediately. Policies on liquids will remain in place.

TSA began its policy of requiring airline passengers to take shoes off during security screenings in 2006, five years after a ...

The Transportation Security Administration has relaxed one of its policies for boarding domestic flights. Passengers are no ...