Travelers are no longer required to remove their shoes during TSA security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday.

The TSA has eliminated the 19-year-old policy, effective immediately. Policies on liquids will remain in place.

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.

Travelers at US airports will not have to remove their shoes while going through security.