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At least a few U.S. airports appear to have unified immigration (passport check) and customs (baggage check) for GE, MPC, APC, and and all others. Instead of a process involving a CBP check of your passport (or reviewing your GE slip) followed by collection of checked bags and then questions from a customs agent re food, other things to declare, etc., now there's a single check by a CBP agent immediately after the GE kiosk or other check (mobile passport, regular line). After that, you're free to proceed unless there's a reason for CBP to direct a secondary screening.

After claiming your luggage, all exit through one exit which is overseen by CBP, but similar to European "nothing to declare" lines, no one is stopping you (unless you are pulled aside for a secondary).

Airports with unified screening

• Atlanta (ATL)
• Boston (BOS)
• Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
• Houston (IAH)
• Miami (MIA)
• Newark (EWR)
  • Terminal B
• New York JFK (JFK)
  • Terminal 1
  • Terminal 4
  • Terminal 8
• San Diego (SAN)
• San Francisco (SFO)
• Washington Dulles (IAD)