drop house
n.— «Immigrants who are smuggled into the country typically are held at so-called drop houses until relatives pay their smuggling fees.» —“Many in ‘drop house’ headed East” by Maria T. Garcia Press-Enterprise (Riverside, California) July 29, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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