Cowen invited to White House: Biden expected to announce migrant executive order

Brownsville Mayor John Cowen delivers remarks during a visit to the southern border, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, in Brownsville as President Joe Biden looks on. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
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The city of Brownsville announced late Monday that Mayor John Cowen Jr. has been invited to the White House along with two other Rio Grande Valley mayors for a border-related announcement from President Joe Biden on Tuesday.

Biden is expected to announce an executive order restricting migrants’ ability to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The Washington Post is reporting that the White House has told lawmakers that Biden will sign off on an executive order shutting off asylum requests at the U.S.-Mexico border once daily encounters reach 2,500, reopening the border only when the number falls to 1,500.