The “CDC continues to recommend that people wear masks in all indoor public transportation settings,” according to the statement.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, Fla., vacated the mask requirement nationwide and directed the CDC to reverse the policy put in place in February 2021. The ruling was handed down in a lawsuit filed last year by the Health Freedom Defense Fund, a nonprofit group that says it focuses on “bodily autonomy” as a human right.

“Today’s court decision means CDC’s public transportation masking order is not in effect at this time,” an administration official said in a Monday statement. “Therefore, TSA will not enforce its Security Directives and Emergency Amendment requiring mask use on public transportation and transportation hubs at this time.”

A day later, the state of Illinois followed suit in dropping its mask mandate requirement for public transportation.

Masks will “no longer be required on public transit, in public transit hubs, or in airports” in Illinois, according to a news release.

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