Get ready to pass through US airport security checkpoints with your shoes on your feet The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step.

Homeland Security announced passengers will no longer need to remove their shoes at BWI and other U.S. airports, citing improved security technology.

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

Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, speaks at Ronald Reagan Airport to announce the termination of the shoe removal requirement at TSA security checkpoints.

Most passengers had been required to remove their footwear at checkpoints since 2006, a policy later eased only for members of trusted traveler programs.

Change is afoot at some U.S. airports as passengers no longer have to remove their shoes while going through TSA security screenings.

The policy of having airline passengers remove their shoes at security checkpoints is being phased out, nearly 20 years later.

TSA is gradually rolling out a new policy that will eventually allow all travelers to keep their shoes on during security screenings, regardless of lane or status.

TSA to end shoe removal policy at airport security checkpoints The policy change is nationwide and goes into effect immediately, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.

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

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 ...

TSA will allow passengers to keep their shoes on when they go through the general security line at many major airports across the country.