08/07/2026
Not happy about this shift away from non-profit representation for these children to a firm without immigration experience! We are talking about millions of dollars of government money here and children here without parents! They need experienced and compassionate representation from non-profits that understand this area of law and how to navigate representing young traumatized children…
The Burke Law Group was just awarded a non-competitive $150 million contract to provide legal services to thousands of unaccompanied minors in ORR care. This isn’t a small contract. Yet their founder, Marcella Burke, boasted about her firm not having any HR or administrative teams. And according to their website, only 2 attorneys have immigration experience listed in their area of practice. I seriously doubt they can effectively represent these kids, as required by law.
The Trump Administration should cancel this award and choose qualified legal providers. There must also be an independent investigation into how this firm was selected.