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How to navigate customs when returning to the USAS

I am returning to the USA after a two month stay in Italy. I will fly though
CDG Paris to JFK with an arrival time of 8:45pm. My connecting flight to ROC departs at 10:59pm. I believe international flights use terminal 1 and Delta is in terminal 4. That means i have to go through security upon entering the Delta terminal. I have a very short time to exit the plane, get my bags, go through customs, recheck my bags, go through security and to make it top Delta for my return flight to ROC. Help!!

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All terminals at JFK have immigration and customs. Which terminal you use depends on your airline.

Which airline are you flying from CDG to JFK? If it's Delta then both flights will be at T4.

To save time at Immigration and customs, download the Mobile Passport Control app and learn to use it prior to your trip.

Posted by
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Just curious. Is your return flight to the US all on one ticket? If so, I would assume you don't have to pick up your bags and recheck them, that they will be scanned and transferred to your last plane without you. When we returned from Egypt our bags were transferred to our second leg without us getting them. However, our plane change was in Frankfurt and we did go through customs at our final destination, which was in the US. Since you change in the US, maybe you will have to pick them up and recheck them. Anyone have knowledge about this?