TSA, liquids and Shoes Rule
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday that she is questioning "everything TSA does" and spoke of possible changes to the amount of liquids travelers can tote in their carry-on baggage.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem teased big changes to a decades-old policy concerning the amount of liquids in carry-on luggage.
The Homeland Security secretary has suggested easing rules on passengers taking liquids, aerosols and gels on planes.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been exploring ways to lighten the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) rules governing airport travel, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem told NewsNation host Blake Burman at the Hill Nation Summit on Wednesday.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the agency is evaluating changes its liquid restrictions rule for airline carry-ons — a policy that’s a symbol of post 9/11 travel.
The shoe removal process was implemented in 2006 "in response to an attempt by an airline passenger to conceal a bomb in his shoe," per USA TODAY.