Originally Posted by
kmcbrid2
Can we just go to E-1 to have our check baggage checked in for our follow-on flight without having to clear customs, collect our bags and check back in?
No way.
Baggage claim is after the immigration. Once you pass the immigration, you will have to exit all the way.
If the baggage can't be interlined, then you have to go through the whole deal.
2 hours will be tight.