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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Aliaksandr had come to the U.S. to join his father around May 2024 by seeking asylum through the app formerly known as CBP One, which allowed migrants to schedule appointments at legal ports of entry.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 June 2025
Two San Diego legal-service providers and 11 foreign nationals who wish to seek asylum in the United States filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in San Diego arguing the Trump administration has illegally shut down access to asylum at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Herrera pulled the Suburban to a stop west of the Santa Teresa port of entry, in a stretch of desert far from the urban footprint of Sunland Park.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The amount was increased in early 2024, at a time when border crossings were at an all-time high and CBP was stretched as officers sought to detain people between ports of entry and were required to look after hundreds of new arrivals in temporary shelters.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 12 June 2025
Two San Diego legal-service providers and 11 foreign nationals who wish to seek asylum in the United States filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday in San Diego arguing the Trump administration has illegally shut down access to asylum at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
Herrera pulled the Suburban to a stop west of the Santa Teresa port of entry, in a stretch of desert far from the urban footprint of Sunland Park.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 26 May 2025
The amount was increased in early 2024, at a time when border crossings were at an all-time high and CBP was stretched as officers sought to detain people between ports of entry and were required to look after hundreds of new arrivals in temporary shelters.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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