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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While crossings generally dip around December and January each year, Trump's DHS said that arrests between and at ports of entry had plummeted 93 percent in the two weeks after the president's return to the White House, compared to the two weeks before.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The law enforcement agency uses dogs at airport terminals and other ports of entry, screening bags, passengers, vehicles and cargo warehouses for products that pose a danger to America's crops.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
In the 11 days after Jan. 20, migrants apprehended at ports of entry declined by 93%.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
The cartels’ hijacking of trucks and the blockading of ports of entry, however, are now jeopardizing the safety of U.S.-Mexican supply chains, which in turn gravely imperils the U.S. strategic objective to de-risk its supply chains from dependence on China.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The law enforcement agency uses dogs at airport terminals and other ports of entry, screening bags, passengers, vehicles and cargo warehouses for products that pose a danger to America's crops.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 Feb. 2025
In the 11 days after Jan. 20, migrants apprehended at ports of entry declined by 93%.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
The cartels’ hijacking of trucks and the blockading of ports of entry, however, are now jeopardizing the safety of U.S.-Mexican supply chains, which in turn gravely imperils the U.S. strategic objective to de-risk its supply chains from dependence on China.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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