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At a rally in Aurora, Colorado on Oct 11, 2024, flanked by posters of Tren de Aragua gang members, Trump said:
> "I'm hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer."
He repeated it in Reno the same day.
*After taking office:*
On Day 1 of his second term, Jan 20, 2025, he signed *Executive Order 14164*, titled "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety."
The order directs the Attorney General to:
> "pursue Federal jurisdiction and seek the death penalty regardless of other factors for every federal capital crime involving (i) the murder of a law-enforcement officer; or (ii) a capital crime committed by an alien illegally present in this country."
The White House summary of the order at the time also said:
> "The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty as the appropriate punishment for heinous crimes against humanity, including those who kill law enforcement officers and illegal migrants who maim and murder Americans."
At a rally in Aurora, Colorado on Oct 11, 2024, flanked by posters of Tren de Aragua gang members, Trump said:
> "I'm hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer."
He repeated it in Reno the same day.
*After taking office:*
On Day 1 of his second term, Jan 20, 2025, he signed *Executive Order 14164*, titled "Restoring the Death Penalty and Protecting Public Safety."
The order directs the Attorney General to:
> "pursue Federal jurisdiction and seek the death penalty regardless of other factors for every federal capital crime involving (i) the murder of a law-enforcement officer; or (ii) a capital crime committed by an alien illegally present in this country."
The White House summary of the order at the time also said:
> "The Department of Justice will seek the death penalty as the appropriate punishment for heinous crimes against humanity, including those who kill law enforcement officers and illegal migrants who maim and murder Americans."
