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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Customs and Border Protection staff work at ports of entry, enforcing a variety of laws that prohibit unsafe items from entering the United States.
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Roughly 85% of all fentanyl was caught by CBP’s Office of Field Operations officers at the ports of entry as opposed to Border Patrol agents, federal data show.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling requiring the government to process claims from people who reach a port of entry.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Agents arrested him at his residence without incident and turned him over to Mexican federal officials at a port of entry.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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Paula Wethington, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Roughly 85% of all fentanyl was caught by CBP’s Office of Field Operations officers at the ports of entry as opposed to Border Patrol agents, federal data show.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling requiring the government to process claims from people who reach a port of entry.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Agents arrested him at his residence without incident and turned him over to Mexican federal officials at a port of entry.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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