crimmigration

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

Illegal immigration.

Register: derogatory, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

This use of membership theory places the law on the edge of a crimmigration crisis. Only the harshest elements of each area of law make their way into the criminalization of immigration law, and the apparatus of the state is used to expel from society those deemed criminally alien.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “crimmigration” mean?

Illegal immigration.

Is “crimmigration” formal or informal?

crimmigration is generally derogatory, slang.