port of entry
noun phrase
1
: a place where foreign goods may be cleared through a customhouse
2
: a place (such as an airport or border crossing) where a person may be permitted to enter a country
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American officials have closed southern ports of entry to livestock trade.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The proclamation suspended entry to people crossing between ports of entry and barred them from seeking asylum.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Residential car traffic will mix with the busy cross-border trade industry centered around the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, with more than $68 billion in trade on an annual basis.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The park is also home to the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail, the Hot Springs Historic District and the Boquillas Crossing — which allows visitors to legally enter Mexico via a port of entry and small rowboats across the Rio Grande.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
The proclamation suspended entry to people crossing between ports of entry and barred them from seeking asylum.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Residential car traffic will mix with the busy cross-border trade industry centered around the Otay Mesa Port of Entry, California’s largest commercial land port of entry, with more than $68 billion in trade on an annual basis.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
The park is also home to the Rio Grande Village Nature Trail, the Hot Springs Historic District and the Boquillas Crossing — which allows visitors to legally enter Mexico via a port of entry and small rowboats across the Rio Grande.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
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“Port of entry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/port%20of%20entry. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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