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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One of the families in his congregation entered the U.S. with the app formerly known as CBP One, which under the Biden administration allowed migrants to schedule asylum appointments at legal ports of entry.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 31 July 2025
The sighting Tuesday was one of only two for the Army infantry unit patrolling this sector of the southern border, where an emergency declaration by President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring migrant crossings between U.S. ports of entry.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
In 2023, Biden sought to respond to migration surges in a measured fashion, by temporarily closing ports of entry and increasing arrests.
—Kevin Johnson, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
The Trump administration also turned off a mobile phone app that, during the Biden administration, allowed asylum seekers to make appointments to enter at U.S. ports of entry.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 31 July 2025
The sighting Tuesday was one of only two for the Army infantry unit patrolling this sector of the southern border, where an emergency declaration by President Donald Trump has thrust the military into a central role in deterring migrant crossings between U.S. ports of entry.
—Morgan Lee, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
In 2023, Biden sought to respond to migration surges in a measured fashion, by temporarily closing ports of entry and increasing arrests.
—Kevin Johnson, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
The Trump administration also turned off a mobile phone app that, during the Biden administration, allowed asylum seekers to make appointments to enter at U.S. ports of entry.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 11 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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