port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place (such as an airport or border crossing) where a person may be permitted to enter a country
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Typically, customs and immigration officers handle arrivals at official ports of entry, Border Patrol agents cover the border between those points, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) staff work in the rest of the country.
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David Culver, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The region’s invigorating multiculturalism also lures visitors with calypso music, island cuisine, and its history as a port of entry to the Caribbean.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The new port of entry, a project more than 20 years in the making to reduce wait times along the border, is now expected to open in 2028.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
The bust comes just days before Thanksgiving, marking one of the larger methamphetamine seizures at the South Texas port of entry this year.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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David Culver, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
The region’s invigorating multiculturalism also lures visitors with calypso music, island cuisine, and its history as a port of entry to the Caribbean.
—Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2025
The new port of entry, a project more than 20 years in the making to reduce wait times along the border, is now expected to open in 2028.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025
The bust comes just days before Thanksgiving, marking one of the larger methamphetamine seizures at the South Texas port of entry this year.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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