port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place where an alien may be permitted to enter a country
Examples of port of entry in a Sentence
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May 9, 2024 The restrictions would not apply to those who enter at official ports of entry or use other legal means, including those who use a relatively new mobile app to request an appointment.
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
In May, Border Patrol recorded roughly 118,000 migrant apprehensions between ports of entry along the southern border, the third consecutive monthly drop, according to agency statistics obtained by CBS News.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 3 June 2024
The agency patrols 6,000 miles of U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico between ports of entry, along with 2,000 miles around the coasts of Florida and Puerto Rico.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
Border Patrol encountered more than 24,000 Chinese between ports of entry in fiscal year 2023, compared with just 330 in 2020.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Back then, migrants crossing between ports of entry ran from Border Patrol.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Officers seize an average of 2,895 pounds of drugs on a daily basis at and between ports of entry into the U.S., according to CBP.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
Carla and Jose, who traveled from Venezuela with their two children, were instructed to show up at the port of entry to speak with agents about their case.
—Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 6 May 2024
And if migrant border encounters surpass an average of 5,000 a day − a threshold now met − DHS would have been required to close the border to migrants seeking to cross without prior authorization between ports of entry.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
In May, Border Patrol recorded roughly 118,000 migrant apprehensions between ports of entry along the southern border, the third consecutive monthly drop, according to agency statistics obtained by CBS News.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 3 June 2024
The agency patrols 6,000 miles of U.S. land borders with Canada and Mexico between ports of entry, along with 2,000 miles around the coasts of Florida and Puerto Rico.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
Border Patrol encountered more than 24,000 Chinese between ports of entry in fiscal year 2023, compared with just 330 in 2020.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
Back then, migrants crossing between ports of entry ran from Border Patrol.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
Officers seize an average of 2,895 pounds of drugs on a daily basis at and between ports of entry into the U.S., according to CBP.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
Carla and Jose, who traveled from Venezuela with their two children, were instructed to show up at the port of entry to speak with agents about their case.
—Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 6 May 2024
And if migrant border encounters surpass an average of 5,000 a day − a threshold now met − DHS would have been required to close the border to migrants seeking to cross without prior authorization between ports of entry.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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