A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday halted this week's executions of two inmates who were diagnosed with COVID-19, the last two federal executions scheduled under President Donald Trump. Demonstrators protest federal executions of death row inmates in front of the U.S. Justice Department in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10. Federal authorities had scheduled five executions starting on Dec. 10 through Jan. 15, 2021. Federal executions resumed last yearMontgomery originally was scheduled to be put to death on Dec. 8. The U.S. has executed 10 people at Terre Haute since the resumption of federal executions after a 17-year pause started on July 14.

Source: CBC News January 12, 2021 14:30 UTC