Establishing the Gordie Howe International Bridge as a Port of Entry in Detroit, MI

What it does

This rule establishes the Gordie Howe International Bridge border crossing as a Class A port of entry for immigration purposes and as part of the port of Detroit for customs purposes. Establishing the Gordie Howe International Bridge border crossing is part of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) continuing program to use its personnel, facilities, and resources more efficiently and to provide better service to carriers, importers, and the general public.

The Homeland Security Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

8 CFR 100

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Homeland Security Department has published 23 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 16 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1651-AB64 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This final rule is effective March 2, 2026. CBP will notify the public when the Gordie Howe International Bridge border crossing is fully operational and open to the public for use through a notice published on the CBP website.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCBP-2026-0133 on Regulations.gov
• Title 8 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register