19 U.S.C. § 4432 — Establishment of preclearance operations
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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 See References in Text note below. 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.