[pct-l] re-entry question ~~ again...

[DjgPct at aol.com (DjgPct@aol.com)]

This is a message to any southbounders who are also US citizens.
 
Sorry for the repeat of this issue, but going through the archives I was  not 
successful finding the answers to our questions.  If it's there, I  missed it.
 
Darrell will finish his NOBO hike this year and plans to spend one or  two 
nights at Manning Park and then hike back into the US.  I am not able  to be 
there with our truck to pick him up, and he will not be finished  hiking.  He's 
going to continue on via the PNT to the coast, where I will  meet him.
 
I've been on the phone with Canadian officials and entry into Canada will  be 
easy with the signed entry papers that I printed thanks to this mail  list.  
But, I've been having difficulty finding the right US  customs/immigration 
number to call.  (I've only found numbers that talk  about how to apply for US 
citizenship, etc.)  I thought that to re-enter  the US, one had to use a proper 
"port of entry", which the PCT isn't!   Searching through the PCT archives, 
I've not found info on what folks do to stay  on the legal side of this.  The 
archive post about the showmobilers being  fined $5k really caught our attention.
 
So - to all you southbounders.  Are any of you starting at Manning  Park?  
How are you entering the US.  Have any of you contacted  immigration to check on 
this?  Which office did you call?  What, if  anything, are you all doing on 
this issue?
 
Thanks in advance for any/all replies...
 
Betsy