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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The museum is also expanding its arrival records database by adding nearly 90 million records from other ports of entry nationwide, including New Orleans and San Francisco, reports CNN’s Catherine E. Shoichet.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
The numbers During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed over 394 million travelers at the ports of entry.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed over 394 million travelers at the ports of entry.
—Rebecca Santana, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
San Diego was the first U.S. port of entry for ships coming north after passing through the canal.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Border Patrol is the law enforcement arm that secures the border between ports of entry, also known as international bridges.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
He's shifted his focus on immigration toward securing the border and ports of entry, as well as increasing resources for border communities.
—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
Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
The numbers During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed over 394 million travelers at the ports of entry.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
During fiscal year 2023, the agency processed over 394 million travelers at the ports of entry.
—Rebecca Santana, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2024
San Diego was the first U.S. port of entry for ships coming north after passing through the canal.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The Border Patrol is the law enforcement arm that secures the border between ports of entry, also known as international bridges.
—Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2024
He's shifted his focus on immigration toward securing the border and ports of entry, as well as increasing resources for border communities.
—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
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