In 2015, ABC News reported on a Homeland Security Inspector General’s report which found undercover agents were able to smuggle mock weapons or explosives past TSA security 95% of the time.

Ha Nguyen McNeill, acting TSA administrator, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing in Washington, D.C., on May 20, 2025. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg) ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Tuesday the immediate end of the shoe-off requirement at TSA security checkpoints at every airport nationwide. Sec. Noem made the ...

Passengers are no longer required to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the immediate policy change on Tuesday. The shoe removal policy was ...

JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says U.S. travelers no longer have to take their shoes off while going through airport security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says ...

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Metropolis The TSA Is Letting Travelers Keep Their Shoes on in Security. About Time. For 19 years, it was the most annoying part of air travel. Now it’s finally gone.

The TSA introduced its 3-1-1 liquids rule for carry-on luggage in response. “In those 20 years since that policy was put in place, our security technology has changed dramatically. It’s evolved.

TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes at security checkpoints. This policy change was confirmed by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Exceptions to the shoe removal rule ...