Bryan works with the Trump government to transfer criminal illegal immigrants from USVI prisons

The governor has expressed a firm support for the removal of criminals without papers from the territory of the territory and argues that local taxpayers should not bear the financial burden of detainees who are not US citizens.

“They have states that refused to send off criminals without papers … that's crazy,” said Bryan, adding that the deportation of these people is a logical step. “At the moment I would like to see whether the federal government can take all of our undocumented prisoners with them and send them back to their country and have their tax money paid for their detention.”

The high costs for maintaining the prison population on the US Virgin Islands have urgently increased the governor's initiative. In July 2024The Bureau of Corrections reported that housing construction 238 inmates cost the area around $ 76,160 a day, which leads to an annual effort of USD $ 27.8 million. With limited financial resources, the territory deportation sees as a potential relief of this growing financial burden.

While governor Bryan supports the position of the Trump government to deport criminal illegal immigrants, he has made a clear distinction When it comes to non -criminal undocumented individuals. He has published a guideline in which the local government agencies helped the support of ice to help deportation operations against peaceful immigrants who live in the territory.

Mr. Bryan's approach reflects the attempt to reconcile economic realities with humanitarian concerns. On the one hand, the deportation of criminals corresponds to undocumented criminals with public security and financial interests. On the other hand, his administration remains determined that he scans legislative immigrants before the federal government's deportation efforts.