la migra
lah mee-grahnoun
Spanish & ChicanoStrongDifficulty 1 of 3: Widely known
Definition
Immigration enforcement — ICE, Border Patrol, the raid rumor that empties a parking lot in ten minutes.
In simple English: Immigration police.
Examples
Somebody yelled migra and the lot was empty.
Don’t joke about la migra at work. People have family in that sentence.
Usage notes
Not slang to play with. In California it is a real fear word.
At a glance
- Track
- Spanish & Chicano
- Region
- Statewide
- Part of speech
- noun