How to Use port of entry in a Sentence
port of entry
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With the app, migrants can apply for a chance at asylum in the U.S. at a port of entry.
—Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
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San Diego was the first U.S. port of entry for ships coming north after passing through the canal.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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In April, San Diego became the No. 1 port of entry for immigrants.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
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There is a teasing view of Brownsville, Texas, an official port of entry.
—Jay Root, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
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Mayorkas touted record seizures of fentanyl at ports of entry and efforts to do more.
—Joseph Morton, Dallas News, 29 Mar. 2023
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Migrants often wait for weeks or months in Mexico to present their case at a port of entry.
—Karol Suarez, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
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Many of those seizures occurred at U.S. ports of entry from Mexico.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2023
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The executive order would not address the 1,500 migrants per day who use the CBP One app at ports of entry.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 June 2024
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The duration of the visa-free period and specific rules vary by port of entry.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024
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Carla and Jose, who traveled from Venezuela with their two children, were instructed to show up at the port of entry to speak with agents about their case.
—Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 6 May 2024
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Asylum claims could still be presented at ports of entry.
—Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2024
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However, seizures of hard drugs like fentanyl are on the rise, especially at ports of entry.
—The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
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When combined with encounters at ports of entry, that number hit 9,100.
—Adam Shaw, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2023
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Texas installed the buoys to deter migrants from crossing into the U.S. through the river, in between official ports of entry.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2023
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The notice describes the area as one where Border Patrol agents have seen high numbers of people crossing between ports of entry.
—Brian Bennett, Time, 5 Oct. 2023
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And this time specific to asylum seekers between ports of entry.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2024
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Under the proposal, migrants could still apply at ports of entry.
—Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
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She was deported this year after seeking protection at a port of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
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The suspects are believed to be connected to Hotel Libertad in Tijuana, about 2 miles from the port of entry.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
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The smartphone app is the only way migrants are able to secure appointments to request an asylum screening at ports of entry.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
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One requirement, the U.S. is processing more than 1,500 migrants each day at ports of entry — four times the pre-pandemic level.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2024
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The plaintiffs cite the right to seek asylum under U.S. law – even if a migrant enters the country illegally between ports of entry.
—Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2024
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Back then, migrants crossing between ports of entry ran from Border Patrol.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2024
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Data on border drug seizures show that most of the drugs — especially fentanyl — are entering the U.S. through ports of entry, rather than other sections of the border.
—Alfredo Corchado, Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2023
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Many migrants choose to travel through the desert to avoid a long wait at an official port of entry, even though the government says that will count against them in their eventual asylum hearings.
—Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 6 May 2024
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At the same time, the access to appointments at ports of entry has created an orderly process through which migrants can request entry.
—Andrew Selee, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2023
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In the past two fiscal years, U.S. Border Patrol encountered migrants between ports of entry along the southern border more than 2 million times each of those years.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Mar. 2024
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The law also gives judges the power to order migrants to be transported to a port of entry and returned to Mexico regardless of their country of origin.
—Quinn Owen, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2024
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Along with the economy, Lamb said, nothing angers his constituents more than the sense of disorder at ports of entry and in communities where migrants enter the country.
—Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
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The conditions for closure will be automatically triggered when more than 2,500 migrants enter the country between legal ports of entry.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
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