What does the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) aim to achieve?

The Criminal Alien Program (CAP) is designed to identify and remove individuals who are in the United States unlawfully and who have committed crimes. This program works closely with local law enforcement agencies to locate individuals who are incarcerated in local jails and determine their immigration status. The goal of CAP is to focus on those individuals who pose a risk to public safety due to their criminal activities, thereby enhancing community safety and ensuring that individuals who violate U.S. immigration laws are addressed accordingly.

This approach allows federal immigration authorities to efficiently utilize existing resources by targeting specific offenders who have already been apprehended and are within the local jail systems, making it a focused effort to manage criminal aliens rather than dealing with immigration violations in a broader context.