For nearly twenty years, most air travelers in the U.S. have been required to remove their shoes when going through security. That requirement has ended.

The Transportation Security Administration's shoe rule expired on Monday, relieving fliers of the requirement to remove their footwear while passing through security before boarding a plane. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday at Washington,

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that most travelers will no longer have to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints.