Originally Posted by
rkkwan
There's no such thing as "transferring from departure to arrival for US international" in US airports. US does not have passport control for departing passengers. Only passengers arriving from an international flight will go to the arrivals hall for immigration/customs. You have not left the country unless you have actually physically left US territory.
Right, so passengers cannot transfer from the departure levels to the arrival levels in US airports. Passenegers have not left US on the departure levels, but have not entered US on the arrival levels. I was not sure whether I misunderstood Post #10.