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No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, not undocumented immigrants in general.
Florida lawmakers push for mandatory death penalty in immigration crackdown
The death penalty provision is included in bills (HB 3C and SB 4C) that also criminalize undocumented immigrants over 18 who "knowingly" enter Florida after evading U.S. immigration officers. First-time offenders would face a nine-month jail sentence, while repeat offenses would be felonies with a minimum one-year prison sentence.
DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the U.S. for certain crimes.
Required death penalty sought in immigration plan
Undocumented immigrants convicted of first-degree murder or raping children would face mandatory death sentences, under bills advanced Wednesday by key House and Senate committees.
Florida seeks mandatory death sentences in immigration bill. Will courts allow it?
Florida lawmakers want to make the death penalty mandatory for immigrants in the country illegally who are convicted of capital crimes, a change that would remove the jury from the process and would challenge existing constitutional precedent.
Florida Lawmakers Want To Impose Death Penalty On Undocumented Immigrants Convicted Of Capital Crimes
The initiative is part of a broader immigration package resulting from an agreement between state GOP lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis
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Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Rube ...
Should arsonist get death penalty if people die in wildfire? California Supreme Court to decide
The Supreme Court of California met in Sacramento on Wednesday to hear oral arguments in the case of an arsonist sentenced to ...
Bondi's DOJ Day 1 directives: Fight weaponization of justice, eliminate cartels, lift death penalty ban
EXCLUSIVE: Attorney General Pam Bondi will issue several major directives on her first day leading the Justice Department, ...
Child rape death penalty bill moving through Alabama Legislature – but is it constitutional?
A proposal to give prosecutors the option of seeking the death penalty in child rape cases cleared a state House committee in Alabama this week, but questions remain over whether it is constitutional.
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Death penalty expert added by defense in case of slain UnitedHealthcare CEO
One of the federal charges, murder through use of a firearm, makes 26-year-old Mangione eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Judge Katherine Parker, in a brief order Tuesday, approved ...