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
Examples of port of entry in a Sentence
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However, seizures of hard drugs like fentanyl are on the rise, especially at ports of entry.
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The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
The executive action established a rule to turn away migrants who are claiming asylum between ports of entry after there have been seven consecutive days of more than 2,500 encounters along the southern border.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 26 June 2024
The plan would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening only once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
—Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
The 96-acre Tenth Avenue terminal, just south of downtown, is home to Dole Fresh Fruit and is the company’s primary West Coast port of entry.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
The executive action established a rule to turn away migrants who are claiming asylum between ports of entry after there have been seven consecutive days of more than 2,500 encounters along the southern border.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 26 June 2024
The plan would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening only once that number declines to 1,500, according to several people familiar with the discussions.
—Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
The 96-acre Tenth Avenue terminal, just south of downtown, is home to Dole Fresh Fruit and is the company’s primary West Coast port of entry.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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