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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Pedraza explained that as a survey, follow-up questions are not made, including whether respondents understand fentanyl mostly enters the country through ports of entry and not literally past the border.
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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
One multi-jurisdictional effort, dubbed Operation Apollo, has netted more than 50,000 pounds of fentanyl at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border over the past two fiscal years, according to Troy Miller, a CBP senior official performing the duties of the commissioner.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Once Haitians could enter lawfully by receiving waivers at ports of entry, their migration patterns changed.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
According to data on the CBP website, officers encountered 564 people on the watch list in fiscal year 2023 at land ports of entry, up from 157 in 2021.
—Osej Serratos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
One multi-jurisdictional effort, dubbed Operation Apollo, has netted more than 50,000 pounds of fentanyl at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border over the past two fiscal years, according to Troy Miller, a CBP senior official performing the duties of the commissioner.
—Kristina Davis, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
Once Haitians could enter lawfully by receiving waivers at ports of entry, their migration patterns changed.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
According to data on the CBP website, officers encountered 564 people on the watch list in fiscal year 2023 at land ports of entry, up from 157 in 2021.
—Osej Serratos, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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