The Transportation Security Administration will now allow passengers to leave their shoes on, but security screening is still in place at airports.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem will announce Tuesday afternoon that airline passengers no longer have to remove their shoes while going through security checks run by the Transportation Security Administration.

After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States will no longer have to take their shoes off.

The TSA will no longer require passengers to remove their shoes during airport security screenings. Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the news at a July press conference that the nearly 20-year rule will now be lifted.

For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers will no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports.

Americans no longer need to remove their boots (and shoes) as they go through airport security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the change, which will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on while going through security screening at TSA

Travelers no longer have to take off their shoes at US airports. The TSA will begin the new approach at airports nationwide. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem unveiled the change on Tuesday at Ronald Reagan National Airport. You can finally keep your shoes on at airport security.

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