Trump's executive order resumes executions, after Biden dialed them back

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for capital crimes "committed by an alien illegally present in this country." Lawyers say the order could be difficult to enforce.

Jan 22, 2025 - 04:12
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Trump's executive order resumes executions, after Biden dialed them back
The death chamber, equipped for lethal injection, at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., is shown in this April 1995 photo.

The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty for capital crimes "committed by an alien illegally present in this country." Lawyers say the order could be difficult to enforce.

(Image credit: Chuck Robinson)

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