The TSA did not officially announce the rule change until Noem's press conference Tuesday evening, though the agency appears to have rolled it out earlier. at some airports.

The Transportation Security Administration's surprise decision this week to end - effective immediately - its decades-old requirement that airline passengers take off their shoes when going through ...

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Reactions to TSA ending shoe removal policy for U.S. airports By Shay Lawson July 8, 2025 10:36 PM Published July 8, 2025 6:22 PM ...

The TSA's much-maligned shoe removal rules have been in place since 2006. Here's what we know about the updated policy so far.

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

There's a catch to TSA's change in shoes-on policy, however — passengers who trigger the alarm at scanners or magnetometers will be required to remove their shoes for additional screening.