Jeffries questions report of Biden reversing border detainment policy, says Dems 'overwhelmingly' against it https://ift.tt/Fc4M2vq

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday rebuffed questions on President Biden's rumored revival of detainment policies at the Mexican border.

Jeffries, saying it was not apparent to him Biden was even considering the policy shift, added that House Democrats stood firm against the detention of migrant families.

"It's not clear to me that it is being considered," Jeffries said. "What is clear is that House Democrats overwhelmingly, if not uniformly, believe that family separation is not a policy that should be pursued."

BIDEN ADMIN WEIGHS REVIVAL OF POLICY TO DETAIN MIGRANT FAMILIES AMID SOUTHERN BORDER CRISIS: REPORTS

The Biden administration is reportedly considering the revival of a policy that would detain migrant families who cross the southern border illegally amid the expected expiration of Title 42.

The deliberation by the White House — first reported by The New York Times — comes after President Biden put an end to several policies used by former President Trump's administration to crack down on the heavy flow of illegal migrants into America.

GOP SENATORS TOUR SOUTHERN BORDER IN TEXAS, SAY MIGRANT CRISIS IS A 'SELF-INFLICTED WOUND'

Addressing a lack of communication from the White House on the validity of the reports, Jeffries claimed Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas met with the Hispanic and progressive caucuses about the issue.

BIDEN ADMIN ANNOUNCES POLICY TO LIMIT ASYLUM CLAIMS AT SOUTHERN BORDER AS TITLE 42’S END LOOMS

However, Jeffries said he was not familiar with the details of the meeting.

"With respect to communication, on the specifics of this issue, there was a conversation between the Homeland Security secretary and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and, I believe, members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus," Jeffries said.

"I haven't been fully briefed on that meeting, so I'll refrain from further comment until I hear from our members."

FAA approves the first fully automated commercial drone flights, letting Massachusetts-based American Robotics operate its drones in rural areas below 400 feet (Wall Street Journal) https://ift.tt/3oQGbvc

Wall Street Journal : FAA approves the first fully automated commercial drone flights, letting Massachusetts-based American Robotics operate its drones in rural areas below 400 feet — American Robotics granted permission to operate drones without hands-on piloting — U.S. aviation regulators have approved …

Brazil says Huawei won't be a supplier on its upcoming 5G and private federal network bid, but is not barred from operating elsewhere in the country (Angelica Mari/ZDNet) https://ift.tt/3qIP4r5

Angelica Mari / ZDNet : Brazil says Huawei won't be a supplier on its upcoming 5G and private federal network bid, but is not barred from operating elsewhere in the country — The Chinese firm is not considered to be apt to supply equipment to the government's own set-up, to be built by the winners of the upcoming 5G auction.

Fujitsu eyes 20 potential M&A targets as part of a five-year $5.8B plan aiming to strengthen its digital services and capitalize on US-China trade disputes (Kana Inagaki/Financial Times) https://ift.tt/3htYmnJ

Kana Inagaki / Financial Times : Fujitsu eyes 20 potential M&A targets as part of a five-year $5.8B plan aiming to strengthen its digital services and capitalize on US-China trade disputes — Shortlist is part of investment push to hasten group's pivot to digital services — Fujitsu has drawn up a shortlist …

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