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LEWISTON-QUEENSTON BRIDGE

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  • 17 I. & N. Dec. 410

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  • “[W]hen an individual comes to this country by way of an international bridge, he has ‘landed’ when he touches United States soil.”
  • The term \landing\ is a broader concept than that of an \entry.\ \Entry\ requires physical presence plus freedom from actual or constructive official restraint, whereas a \landing\ is ordinarily complete when physical presence occurs.

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