By Isabella Torregiani
12:24pm PDT, Jul 17, 2025
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary
Kristi Noem is looking into changes to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) rules, particularly around restrictions on liquids, aerosols and gels, as the agency updates some of its policies.
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From the moment she stepped into her role, Kristi Noem said she began questioning many TSA procedures.
"I will tell you, I mean, the liquids [rule] I am questioning," she told NewsNation correspondent Blake Burman. "So that may be the next big announcement is what size your liquids need to be. We're looking at it."
Currently, the TSA limits carry-on liquids to containers of 3.4 ounces or less, with some exceptions for medications and infant nourishment. Larger quantities must be packed in checked luggage.
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The review comes shortly after the DHS announced the end of the long-standing policy requiring travelers to remove their shoes during security screening.
"Did you all get to leave your shoes on?" Kristi Noem asked the audience, adding, "I always feel like I have to follow up and say, 'OK, are they doing it?'"
The shoe-removal rule had been in place for over 20 years after Al Qaeda terrorist Richard Reid attempted to bring explosives onto an American Airlines flight in the aftermath of September 11, 2001.
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Kristi Noem explained that TSA is working to better utilize available technology so that passengers can simply walk through scanners with their carry-on bags and head straight to their flights.
Her goal? To streamline the security process to take about 60 seconds per traveler.
"We have put in place in TSA [a] multi-layered screening process that allows us to change some of how we do security screening so it's still a safe … process that is protecting people who are traveling on our airlines," she said.
"But it has to make sense. It has to actually do something to make you safer. I don't think that was questioned under the Biden administration. I kept wondering if we were doing things just to slow people down."
