la migra
n.— «Alerts, often false, about “la migra” checkpoints (Spanish slang for immigration officials) have become as common as traffic reports on Spanish-language radio.» —“Border Patrol Makes In-Country Sweep” by Ben Fox, Michelle Morgante in Ontario, Calif. Kansas City Star (Mo.) June 18, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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