WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a major shift to airport security protocol, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has ended ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the change, stating that shoes can remain on for most passengers at ...

The DHS has ended the requirement for travelers to remove their shoes at airport screenings, citing advances in security technology and a new "layered" safety approach.

The new policy aims to increase hospitality for travelers and streamline the TSA security checkpoint process, leading to ...

The TSA will no longer require passengers to remove their shoes during airport security screenings. Kristi Noem, secretary of ...

Noem said the change is to “streamline the process and look at efficiencies” as the country prepares for events, including ...

The new change for the TSA is part of a continued enhancement of airport technology and should make the airport experience ...

TSA’s reversal on removing shoes ends a policy that has been, for nearly two decades, one of the most visible — and ...

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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that U.S. air travelers no longer need to remove their shoes at airport ...

Some travelers say it was much faster going through security checkpoints because they didn’t have to take off their shoes ...

Of the top 10 busiest travel days since 2001 — when the TSA was established — seven of those spots were reported in 2025, the ...