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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Undocumented immigrants can also no longer submit advance information or schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry on the CBP app, the website said.
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
On Monday, shortly after Trump was sworn in, a notice appeared on the Customs and Border Protection website informing users that the app previously used to schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry was no longer available.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
One app is no longer allowing undocumented immigrants to submit information and schedule appointments at U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Immigrants who schedule appointments wait months to be seen at one of eight ports of entry used for appointments and are overwhelmingly admitted.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
On Monday, shortly after Trump was sworn in, a notice appeared on the Customs and Border Protection website informing users that the app previously used to schedule appointments at eight southwest border ports of entry was no longer available.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
One app is no longer allowing undocumented immigrants to submit information and schedule appointments at U.S. ports of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said.
—Dan Mangan,kevin Breuninger,spencer Kimball,christina Wilkie,annie Nova,brian Evans,alex Harring,yun Li, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Immigrants who schedule appointments wait months to be seen at one of eight ports of entry used for appointments and are overwhelmingly admitted.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025.
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