Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary and TSA
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The Homeland Security secretary has suggested easing rules on passengers taking liquids, aerosols and gels on planes.
The shoe removal process was implemented in 2006 "in response to an attempt by an airline passenger to conceal a bomb in his shoe," per USA TODAY.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem teased upcoming changes to TSA's liquids in carry-ons policy on Wednesday. She emphasized the push for connivence at airports during the Hill Nation Summit.
Pointing to “layered screening,” Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, ended two decades of socks and bare feet at U.S. airport checkpoints.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that most travelers will no longer have to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints.