The Criminal Alien Program: Immigration Enforcement in Travis County, Texas

The Criminal Alien Program (CAP) is a program administered by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that screens inmates in prisons and jails, identifies deportable non-citizens, and places them into deportation proceedings. In this Special Report, The Criminal Alien Program: Immigration Enforcement in Travis County, Texas, author Andrea Guttin, Esq., provides a brief history and background on the CAP program.  Guttin also includes a case study of CAP implementation in Travis County, Texas, which finds that the program has a negative impact on communities because it increases the community’s fear of reporting crime to police, is costly, and may encourage racial profiling.

Download the Special Report [1]

Download a Summary of the Report [2]

Download a Fact Check on Immigration Detainers [3]

Published On: Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | Download File [1]