### Question
Can you define what transit zone means?


### Answer
**Transit zone** is defined as the following in *6 U.S.C. § 223*:

> the sea corridors of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern Pacific Ocean through which undocumented migrants and illicit drugs transit, either directly or indirectly, to the United States

#### Citation:
  - *6 U.S.C. § 223*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION > SUBCHAPTER IV-BORDER, MARITIME, AND TRANSPORTATION SECURITY > Part B-U.S. Customs and Border Protection**

