According to this opinion piece from the Guardian - written by Matthew L Kolken, an immigration lawyer and an elected member of the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association - the US federal government has contracted the defense industry to provide childcare to children who have been separated from their parents as they've crossed over the border into the US from Mexico. "As an immigration lawyer who frequently represents unaccompanied minors in immigration court, and as a father of two, I find it unconscionable that an industry that principally serves the needs of the military and federal law enforcement agencies would be charged with overseeing the health and wellbeing of children," says Kolken.
