Yes it was. Mortality was announced a week before it was implemented and the consequences were explained very plainly. Admittedly it is a bit Vader-esque, but warning was given.
No, that's not a deal, that's an ultimatum.
If I tell you "I'll go burn your house if you don't escape the country by the end of the week", and you decide to stay. Do I then get to say that burning your house was "part of the deal", because you chose to stay?
