The federal government plans to award $150 million to Burke Law Group, a Houston-based law firm with minimal immigration law experience, to represent unaccompanied immigrant children in removal proceedings. The contract award follows the expiration of a previous contract with nearly 100 legal nonprofits, after the Trump administration stopped payment when lawyers refused to turn over confidential client information. The firm's co-founder served in the Trump administration, raising concerns among immigrant-rights advocates about the government's commitment to adequate legal representation for migrant children.