Trump admin restores US federal executions, approves firing squads
Sunday, April 26, 2026
The Justice Department is reinstating federal capital punishment, reviving the Trump‑era lethal‑injection protocol and adding firing squads, and
The Trump Administration has announced the restoration of capital sentences in the United States, allowing the Department of Justice to carry out executions once death-sentenced inmates have exhausted their appeals. The DoJ is readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during President Donald Trump’s first term, expanding it to include the firing squad, and streamlining internal […] Trump admin restores US federal executions, approves firing squads