The Department of Justice said ‌on Friday it is bringing back firing squads and readopting lethal injection in an effort to strengthen the ​federal death penalty.

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Acting Attorney General ​Todd Blanche has authorized seeking death ⁠sentences against nine people after the ​Justice Department rescinded a Biden-era moratorium ​on federal executions, the department said.

“Among the actions ‌taken are ⁠readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during ⁠the first Trump Administration, expanding the protocol to ​include additional ​manners of ​execution such ‌as the firing squad, and streamlining internal processes to expedite death penalty cases,” the Justice Department said in ‌a statement.

“These steps ​are critical to ​deterring ​the most barbaric crimes, ‌delivering justice for ​victims, and ​providing long-overdue closure to surviving loved ones,” it ​said.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, ‌the Department of ​Justice is once again ​enforcing the ​law and standing with victims,” ‌Blanche said.

President Donald ​Trump restarted ​federal executions during his first term in office from 2017 to 2021 ​after ‌a nearly 20-year pause.