TSA ends shoe removal policy
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As of Tuesday, passengers at U.S. airports are no longer required to remove their shoes during the TSA screening process.
You can keep your shoes on at American airports. “TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes when they go through our security checkpoint," Secretary of the Departement of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said July 8. Here's what we know.
The shoe removal process was implemented in 2006 "in response to an attempt by an airline passenger to conceal a bomb in his shoe," per USA TODAY.