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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During the Mariel boatlift, the spot became a drop-off point for Cuban migrants who wanted to avoid the immigration officials waiting for them at official ports of entry.
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
On Monday, the Trump administration quickly shut down one program that allowed migrants to enter at a port of entry using a government app known as CBP One.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The program enabled 1,450 people a day to schedule appointments at a port of entry to request asylum.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The change can be attributed in part to Biden's asylum restrictions at the border, which funneled people to make their petition at a port of entry.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
On Monday, the Trump administration quickly shut down one program that allowed migrants to enter at a port of entry using a government app known as CBP One.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The program enabled 1,450 people a day to schedule appointments at a port of entry to request asylum.
—Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The change can be attributed in part to Biden's asylum restrictions at the border, which funneled people to make their petition at a port of entry.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 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 5 Feb. 2025.
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