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The San Ysidro Port of Entry (aka the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry or the San Ysidro LPOE) [2] is the largest land border crossing between San Diego and Tijuana, and the fourth-busiest land border crossing in the world (second-busiest excluding the crossings between mainland China and its two special administrative regions) [3] with 70,000 northbound vehicles and 20,000 northbound pedestrians ...
U.S. CBP Office of Field Operations agent checking the authenticity of a travel document at an international airport using a stereo microscope CBP OFO has full Border Search Authority granted by the U.S. Congress which allows officers to stop, question, inspect and examine any person or conveyance entering or exiting the United States and place those individuals violating federal law under arrest.
Traffic approaching the San Ysidro, San Diego border inspection station. There are 50 places where people can cross the Mexico–United States border. Several large border cities have multiple crossings, often including one or more that bypass the center of the city and are designated for truck traffic.
SENTRI program logo SENTRI lanes at San Ysidro border crossing/port of entry, 2015. Tijuana, Mexico to San Diego, California. The Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection (SENTRI) provides expedited U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing, at the U.S.–Mexico border, of pre-approved travelers considered low-risk.
Travelers with Global Entry membership can use Global Entry kiosks when re-entering the United States. This eliminates the need for an in-person customs interview and allows travelers to skip the ...
The Global Entry program was initially deployed in 2008 at a small number of airports, including New York-JFK (Terminal 4), Washington-Dulles and Houston-Intercontinental. Following a good reception by travelers, the program was expanded to include Los Angeles International , Atlanta-Hartsfield , Chicago-O'Hare and Miami International Airport .
The Cross Border Xpress (CBX) is a border crossing and port of entry that connects San Diego in the United States and Tijuana International Airport in Mexico. Operational since December 2015, CBX consists of a terminal building located in the Otay Mesa community that is connected to the airport with a dedicated 120-meter (390 ft) pedestrian bridge that travels over the United States–Mexico ...
San Ysidro is also where ICE deports the most Mexicans back into Mexico; in 2003, this was 360,172 people. [19] Trucks cannot use the San Ysidro crossing and must use the Otay Mesa Port of Entry instead. [20] An expansion of the San Ysidro Port of Entry took place in three parts and was completed in 2019. The $741 million project expanded and ...