(File Photo: Source for Photo: Transportation Security Administration agents process passengers at the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Wednesday, June 10, 2020, in Denver, as travelers deal with the effects of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Washington, D.C.) Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on Tuesday that people going through TSA security at airports across the United States will no longer have to remove their shoes. Noem said this change will be effective immediately. Noem also commented at a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport that the approach for Homeland Security is a “multi-layered, whole-of-government” approach.