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/Sounds like "LAH" (as in "lava") + "MEE" (as in "me") + "grah" (as in "grant")/

Meaning

US immigration enforcement, especially ICE and the Border Patrol, in Chicano and migrant community speech. The warning "la migra is coming" is the most feared alert in the neighborhood or the fields.

Examples

Immigration agents showed up at the factory and took several coworkers.

If you see immigration enforcement, don't run, stay calm.

Regional synonyms

A wild, fun, unfiltered, and unstoppable person in Mexico. The locochón is the life of every party, the one who does unexpected things and always has a crazy story from last weekend.