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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He's shifted his focus on immigration toward securing the border and ports of entry, as well as increasing resources for border communities.
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Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 2023 fiscal year, which runs from October to September, CBP agents confiscated 175,000 pounds of drugs at ports of entry, while Border Patrol agents confiscated 65,000.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
When someone crosses the border without authorization or asks for asylum at a port of entry, they aren’t just released into the country indefinitely.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
The law also gives judges the power to order migrants to be transported to a port of entry and returned to Mexico regardless of their country of origin.
—Quinn Owen, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Along with the economy, Lamb said, nothing angers his constituents more than the sense of disorder at ports of entry and in communities where migrants enter the country.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
The rest were encountered at ports of entry, which would include CBP One app paroles into the U.S.
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ERO Chicago, the Chicago Police Department, and U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
In the past two fiscal years, U.S. Border Patrol encountered migrants between ports of entry along the southern border more than 2 million times each of those years.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
For example, the court questioned Nielson about what would happen if a migrant was delivered to a port of entry and then re-released by Border Patrol.
—Quinn Owen, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Morgan Fischer, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
In the 2023 fiscal year, which runs from October to September, CBP agents confiscated 175,000 pounds of drugs at ports of entry, while Border Patrol agents confiscated 65,000.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
When someone crosses the border without authorization or asks for asylum at a port of entry, they aren’t just released into the country indefinitely.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 25 Mar. 2024
The law also gives judges the power to order migrants to be transported to a port of entry and returned to Mexico regardless of their country of origin.
—Quinn Owen, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
Along with the economy, Lamb said, nothing angers his constituents more than the sense of disorder at ports of entry and in communities where migrants enter the country.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
The rest were encountered at ports of entry, which would include CBP One app paroles into the U.S.
CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
ERO Chicago, the Chicago Police Department, and U.S. Marshals Service did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024
In the past two fiscal years, U.S. Border Patrol encountered migrants between ports of entry along the southern border more than 2 million times each of those years.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
For example, the court questioned Nielson about what would happen if a migrant was delivered to a port of entry and then re-released by Border Patrol.
—Quinn Owen, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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