Noem attributed the change to a review of the agency's security and screening protocols that determined which were effective.

“TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes when they go through our security checkpoint," Secretary of the Departement of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said July 8.

“After the arrest, I went up to our office and I wrote a policy for the screeners at Logan Airport,” DiDomenica told Boston 25 News.