As of Tuesday, passengers at U.S. airports are no longer required to remove their shoes during the TSA screening process.

You can keep your shoes on at American airports. “TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes when they go through our security checkpoint," Secretary of the Departement of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said July 8. Here's what we know.

Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration, announced the change in a press conference on July 8. The new TSA policy went into effect immediately. “TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes when they go through our security checkpoint," Noem said.