Law firm with ties to Trump administration declines offer to represent migrant children
Summary
A small Texas law firm connected to President Trump’s administration declined a $150 million federal contract to represent unaccompanied migrant children in the U.S. The government is unsure who will provide legal aid to these children after a prior contract ended and a temporary one expires in December.Key Facts
- The Burke Law Group, based in Houston, was offered a $150 million contract to represent migrant children traveling alone.
- The firm has few lawyers with immigration experience and ties to President Trump’s previous administration.
- Burke Law Group declined to apply for the full contract and did not explain why.
- The previous contract with around 100 legal service providers expired at the end of July with no replacement.
- A temporary $20 million contract was given to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants to provide some legal aid until December.
- About 1,800 migrant children live in shelters, and roughly 22,000 live with outside sponsors while facing deportation.
- Federal law requires the government to provide legal help to migrant children in deportation cases.
- The Office of Refugee Resettlement, which manages these contracts, gave no reasons for Burke Law Group’s decision.
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