Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy stating the Transportation Security Administration will be eliminating the shoe removal security requirement “effective immediately.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that U.S. air travelers no longer need to remove their shoes at airport security, citing advanced screening technology.

At a press briefing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport yesterday, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem discussed the new TSA policy that ends the practice of passengers having to remove shoes to get through security checkpoints.