Our Rescue, the group once led by "Sound of Freedom" inspiration Tim Ballard, is now in charge of legal aid for unaccompanied children. A competing no-bid contract with a Texas law firm fell apart within a week of being announced.
The Trump administration has handed a no-bid federal contract to Our Rescue, a nonprofit built by a former federal anti-trafficking agent, putting the group at the center of legal representation for children who arrive at the U.S. border without a parent. Health and Human Services quietly posted the award notice late on Friday, Aug. 7, and outlets — the Washington Post and NOTUS — put the confirmed obligation at just over $158 million with room to grow to $244 million if the government exercises further options.
