Women and Children Turning Themselves in at Border:  In the border city of Laredo, Texas, U.S. Border Patrol agents say they are being sought out by groups of immigrant women and children arriving at the border and turning themselves in, a trend reminiscent of last year's border crisis that "appears to be the beginning of an influx."  Brandon Darby of Breitbart reports that Border officials note that how women and children show up at the border is a sign of a coming surge, because when illegal immigrants seek out agents to turn themselves in rather than attempt to elude authorities, it indicates training and knowledge "that they will be taken care of and ultimately released."  It is believed that dangerous cartels, most notably the Los Zetas and Gulf cartels, are assisting these groups across the border and into the U.S.  Agents report that they are seeing five to ten groups consisting of approximately three to five people per day, mostly Honduran, which they regard as a "significant uptick." 

FL Man to be Executed:  An Orlando man convicted of murdering four members of his family 30 years ago is scheduled to be executed this week, several months after it was postponed for attorneys to litigate the constitutionality of one of the lethal injection sedatives.  NBC Miami reports that 59-year-old Jerry Correll is set to be executed Thursday for the fatal stabbings of his former wife, her mother and sister, and the couple's five-year-old daughter.  Correll's attorneys argued that his history of alcohol use and resulting brain damage would render midazolam, one of the drugs used in executions, ineffective in knocking him unconscious.  They also argued that the time Correll has spent on death row amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.  All arguments were rejected by the Florida Supreme Court.  It will be the state's first execution since January.

Death Sentence Reinstated for OH Murderer:  A federal appeals court reinstated the death sentence last Thursday of an Ohio man who fatally shot his girlfriend, her young child and a university student in a drug and alcohol-fueled rage in 2005.  Eric Heisig of Cleveland reports that in a 2-1 decision, the 6^th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that 55-year-old James Trimble's case does not need to be re-heard.  Trimble's death sentence was overturned in 2013 by a U.S. district court judge due to concerns regarding a particular member of the jury at the trial, who was chosen as an alternate and "single-mindedly favored the death penalty."  Prosecutor Vic Vigluicci is pleased with the 6^th court's decision to reinstate Trimble's death sentence, noting that he is "pretty much at the end of his rope as far as challenging his convictions."  An execution date has not been set.