TSA ends shoe-removal policy at some airport checkpoints
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Citing unnamed sources, several outlets report that TSA is no longer requiring the general public to remove shoes for screening at some airports.
A Massachusetts law enforcement and homeland security consultant who helped draft some of the first rules requiring passengers to remove their shoes at airport security checkpoints says the decision to end the policy raises concerns.
Most passengers had been required to remove their footwear at checkpoints since 2006, a policy later eased only for members of trusted traveler programs.