cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/23402624
The policy set forth in the March 20, 2018, Memorandum entitled “Guidance Regarding Use of Capital Punishment in Drug-Related Prosecutions” is hereby reinstated. In addition to drug-related prosecutions, the policy shall also be applied to cases involving non-drug capital crimes by cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and aliens who traverse our borders and remain in the United States without legal status.
My guess is yes. If they are important enough to be taken there odds are they would be more valuable for negotiation. They are waaay less useful in a body bag