The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes when they go through our security checkpoints.

Travelers are no longer required to remove their shoes during TSA security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday.

That changed when Upchurch joined the TSA’s PreCheck program, which already allowed travelers to pass through security without removing their shoes. Some travelers may still have to remove their shoes if they face additional security screening ...

Since at least 2011, officials at DHS have promised a shoes-on future, and the department’s own science arm developed and licensed a “high definition–advanced imaging technology shoe scanner.” In January, the DHS announced that the machine would be deployed by 2026, promising, in a demonstration with the TSA, a footwear scan in seconds.

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.