migra
Americannoun
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Spanish, Slang. the authorities or agencies in the United States involved with immigration, considered collectively.
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Spanish, Slang. an agent of these agencies.
Example Sentences
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While the specter of la migra continues to haunt the city, far more crushing are problems that affect everyone — affordability, housing, traffic, pollution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
There were years, in the 1980s, when la migra was a familiar sight, chasing and tackling workers who had no criminal record but were in the country illegally.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
“Are you going to bring la migra down on us?” a farmworker charged with stacking the boxes joked from his position on a flatbed.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025
One shudders to think what Border Patrol sector chief Gregory Bovino thinks is excessive for la migra.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
The police in San Pedro Tapanatepec do not hand him over to la migra.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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