DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that most travelers will no longer have to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints.

TSA is stepping away from shoe removal at airport security checkpoints. Here's what Tennessee flyers need to know.

The Transportation Security Administration has phased out its policy requiring passengers to remove their shoes at security checkpoints, allowing travelers to keep their shoes on while going through screening,

The shoe removal rule was first implemented in 2006, but its origin dates back to a 2001 “shoe bomber” plot aboard an American Airlines flight.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the policy change will go into effect immediately at airports nationwide.