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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
11 July 2025
Trump administration ends TSA policy originally implemented after failed 2001 shoe bombing attempt
After nearly two decades of shuffling barefoot through airport security lines, American travelers can finally leave their shoes on.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week ended one of the most visible post-9/11 security measures, a rule born following a failed act of terror in 2001, when a British national, Richard Reid, tried to ignite explosives hidden in his sneakers mid-flight.
The attempted terror attack did not succeed, but it sparked a new era of airport screening that would see millions of passengers removing their shoes — until now.
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