I am no friend of Holder’s. But if he was to support the death penalty in these cases or uphold such penalty it is very likely that the countries from which they came would demand their release from US jails and their extradition.
Reality shows that if that happens they would most likely serve a very light sentence if any sentence at all and quickly return to their crimes. It actually keeps people safer to have them remain here in U.S. prison.
That's not an issue, we wouldn't extradite. It is an issue when the perps have fled to their native country. Were that the case here, Mexico (and most European countries) wouldn't extradite one of their citizens. to the US unless the death penalty was waived. I'd support Holder's action if that were the case, I'd like to see him do it across the board where perps have successfully fled, but there's no indication that's the case here.
“But if he was to support the death penalty in these cases or uphold such penalty it is very likely that the countries from which they came would demand their release from US jails and their extradition”
You might be making a good point; however, if an illegal alien commits a crime in the United States and is apprehended for that crime within the United States, does his native country have a legal right to demand his extradition based on the death penalty? I know that it’s difficult — if not impossible — for the United States to extradict someone from a foreign country to face charges in our country if the death penalty is at issue, but I’m not sure the situation works in reverse (i.e., a country demanding the extradition of its citizen who already is in physical custody and facing charges within the United States).