Your Morning: Biden to sign executive order on border limiting migrant inflows

Border order: President Joe Biden is expected to unveil an executive order related to the southern border Tuesday at a White House event to which some border town mayors have been invited. The White House reportedly told lawmakers Biden is prepared to sign off on the order that would shut down asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once the average number of daily encounters hits 2,500 between ports of entry, with the border reopening once the number dips to 1,500. The last time the daily average of encounters dropped to 1,500 was in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest > 

‘Too little too late’: The anticipated order comes as Biden faces mounting criticism from both parties over the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, with record numbers of migrant encounters straining federal resources. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to give the Biden administration credit for acting on the border as they work to clamp down on illegal immigration. He said it is “too little too late now” in a Fox News interview. As Biden prepares to roll out his order, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said she may move to force a vote on impeaching Biden over the situation at the border. Read more > 

Turks and Caicos detainment: A U.S. man recently freed after being detained for more than 100 days in Turks and Caicos after ammunition was found in his luggage slammed remarks from the Turks and Caicos tourism board describing his ordeal as an “extended vacation.” “Being separated from my family for three and a half months,” Bryan Hagerich, 39, said Monday on NewsNation’s “Dan Abrams Live,” is “not what I call an extended vacation.” Watch the interview > 

Background: Hagerich, a father of two from Pennsylvania, received a 52-week suspended sentence and a $6,700 fine after pleading guilty to a possession of ammunition charge last week. He spent eight days in jail before posting bail. Hagerich was on vacation with his wife and their two young children when stray hunting ammunition was discovered in his luggage in February. Details of his case > 

Ammunition-related laws: In Turks and Caicos Islands, which is a British territory, no firearms, weapons or stray bullets are allowed. Turks and Caicos said in a statement that it is “the travelers’ responsibility to ensure their baggage is free of” weapons and ammunition, which is “strictly forbidden” without prior permission. Read more > 

Hunter Biden trial: Attorneys will make their opening statements Tuesday in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter. The jury was seated Monday after prospective panelists were questioned about their thoughts on gun rights and drug addiction while the first lady watched from the front row of the courtroom. The president said he wouldn’t comment on the criminal trial but as a dad he has “boundless love for my son, confidence in him, and respect for his strength.” The latest > 

The charges: Hunter Biden faces three felonies stemming from a 2018 firearm purchase when he was, according to his memoir, in the throes of a crack addiction. He has been accused of lying to a federally licensed gun dealer, making a false claim on the application used to screen firearms applicants when he said he was not a drug user, and illegally having the gun for 11 days. Hunter Biden has pleaded not guilty and has argued he’s being unfairly targeted by the Justice Department. Timeline of the case > 

What’s going on: A year and a half after Madalina Cojocari vanished, a North Carolina jury found her stepfather guilty of failing to report her 2022 disappearance. Christopher Palmiter was convicted Friday on the felony charge and sentenced to 30 months of supervised probation. His conviction and sentencing came two weeks after the missing girl’s mother, Diana Cojocari, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of failure to report a child’s disappearance. According to a judge, because Diana Cojocari is not a citizen and has pleaded guilty to a felony, she will likely be deported. The latest > 

Background: Madalina Cojocari, now 13, went missing in late November 2022. She was 11 at the time of her disappearance. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, told police she last saw Madalina on Nov. 23, 2022, but the last confirmed sighting of Madalina was on Nov. 21, when she was getting off the school bus. Diana Cojocari said clothing and other items were missing from her daughter’s room when she went to check in on her on Thanksgiving, but family members have said Madalina Cojocari was sold to child traffickers. Diana Cojocari did not report her daughter missing until Dec. 15, 2022. Read more > 

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What’s happening: The family of Mica Miller is calling for more investigations into her death, which came as she was pursuing a divorce from her husband, John-Paul Miller, a South Carolina pastor. It’s been more than a month since authorities ruled Mica Miller’s death a suicide. Her death invited intense speculation about her husband and the abuse Mica Miller said she experienced ahead of her divorce proceeding. Timeline >