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
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During fiscal year 2024, Customs processed more than 420 million travelers at U.S. ports of entry, a 6.6% increase compared to the previous year.
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Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices … if you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The program would require travelers seeking visas to potentially post a bond of $5000 to $15,000, as well as to travel to specific US airports as their port of entry, which will be announced at a later date.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Those officials wear blue and usually stay stationed at ports of entry.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Expect scrutiny at ports of entry, including of electronic devices … if you are denied entry, you could be detained while awaiting deportation.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
The program would require travelers seeking visas to potentially post a bond of $5000 to $15,000, as well as to travel to specific US airports as their port of entry, which will be announced at a later date.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
Those officials wear blue and usually stay stationed at ports of entry.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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