The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a contract worth up to $150 million annually to a small Texas law firm to provide legal services for unaccompanied migrant children in immigration proceedings, replacing a nationwide network of nonprofit organizations that had represented more than 20,000 children.
Under the agreement, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) selected Houston-based Burke Law Group to provide legal orientation, legal consultations and attorney-of-record representation for eligible children through August 2027.
