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Old Apr 10, 2016 | 7:18 pm
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Originally Posted by Matthew330Ci
Anytime you first land in the US, you have to claim your checked luggage and recheck it.

Originally Posted by ijgordon
More specifically, anytime you first land in the US, you have to clear immigration (passport control), claim your checked luggage, clear customs, and then recheck your bags.
That is incorrect. There are airports (MIA comes to mind) where international connecting to international checked baggage can be checked through and not have to be recovered, process customs and rechecked.
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