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

The Department of Homeland Security has announced new changes to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ...

The “shoes off” policy was implemented nationwide by TSA in 2006, several years after Richard Reid, also known as the “shoe bomber” attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that most travelers will no longer have to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints.

Effective immediately, the TSA will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on at TSA checkpoints.

The TSA is planning to phase out its requirement for passengers to take off their shoes in the general screening lines at ...

The major announcement from Noem's press conference was the change to the shoe removal policy. Most airline passengers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes since 2006, when the TSA ...

A major shift in security policies across the country is changing the airport experience for millions of travelers.

Shoe-removal policies went into place after British national Richard Reid attempted to detonate bombs in his shoes on an American Airlines flight in 2001. TSA is far from a trailblazer on ...

TSA ends shoe removal policy. What it means for DFW, Dallas Love Field airports Fousia Abdullahi Thu, July 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM UTC 2 min read ...

Beginning immediately, passengers traveling through airports across the country will keep their shoes on when passing through TSA screening.

The Transportation Security Administration did not officially start requiring travelers to take off their shoes at the ...