State Criminal Alien Assistance Program

Objective

Program goal(s) name: Support costs incurred by incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens. Program goal(s) description: Support government entities with costs related to incarceration services of undocumented criminals. Program objective(s) name: Provide payments to government entities to address costs curred related to incarcerating undocumented criminal aliens. Program objective(s) description: This payment program designed to provide federal assistance to states and localities that incur certain types of costs due to the incarceration of undocumented criminal aliens during a particular 12-month reporting period.

Who Can Apply

• Other

Who Benefits

States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa and localities or local jurisdictions.

Assistance Types

• Direct Payment for Specified Use

Program Contact

SCAAP@usdoj.gov
202-353-4411