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CBP Announces Delay of Summer Hours at Lancaster Port of Entry

Release Date
Fri, 05/15/2020

LANCASTER, Minn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations Area Port of Pembina announces that the return to summer hours at the Port of Lancaster  is delayed due to current travel restrictions as a result of COVID-19.

Normally, Lancaster would have begun its summer hours schedule on May 10.  However, this year, the resumption of the summer hours will be delayed until further notice.

The port of Lancaster will continue operating on the winter hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days per week, until further notice for passenger traffic which has been determined to be “essential” and permitted commercial vehicles.

Travelers wishing to cross into the U.S. when the port is closed may use the Pembina, North Dakota, Port of Entry, which is open 24 hours and located approximately 30 miles west of Lancaster.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with securing the borders of the United States while enforcing hundreds of laws and facilitating lawful trade and travel.

Last Modified: Feb 03, 2021