Meaning & use
migra
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Informal slang, especially in Southwestern U.S. Spanish-English usage, for immigration enforcement authorities.
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Word spread quickly through the neighborhood that la migra was patrolling near the market.
He kept a low profile, worried that the migra might show up at his workplace.
A note on using this word
"Migra" is a shortened Spanish borrowing from "inmigración," widely used in Chicano and Latino communities in the U.S.
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