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19 U.S. Code § 4432 - Establishment of preclearance operations

Pursuant to section 1629 of this title and section 1103(a)(7) of title 8, and provided that an aviation security preclearance agreement (as defined in section 44901(d)(4)(B) [1] of title 49) is in effect, the Secretary may establish and maintain U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations in a foreign country—
(1)
to prevent terrorists, instruments of terrorism, and other security threats from entering the United States;
(2)
to prevent inadmissible persons from entering the United States;
(3)
to ensure that merchandise destined for the United States complies with applicable laws;
(4)
to ensure the prompt processing of persons eligible to travel to the United States; and
(5)
to accomplish such other objectives as the Secretary determines are necessary to protect the United States.


[1]  See References in Text note below.
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