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The Transportation Security Administration will now allow passengers to leave their shoes on, but security screening is still in place at airports.
As of Tuesday, passengers at U.S. airports are no longer required to remove their shoes during the TSA screening process.
Travelers are no longer required to remove their shoes during TSA security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that most travelers will no longer have to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints.
For nearly 20 years, millions of bare feet have marched through security checkpoints at airports around the country, a motley parade of hairy and Roman toes, calloused soles and cracked heels, nails black from marathons or chipped red from faded manicures. These feet are best enjoyed in private. Yet since 2006, they have been on stark display.
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Change is afoot at some U.S. airports as passengers no longer have to remove their shoes while going through TSA security screenings.
The TSA has eliminated the 19-year-old policy, effective immediately. Policies on liquids will remain in place.
There's some good news for travelers going through TSA screening areas at Jacksonville International Airport: your shoes can stay on. Here's why.