The contract is set to begin on August 15, while the existing contract already expired last Friday, according to the Associated Press. ORR officials previously said that they’d offered to extend the existing contract if providers agreed to share information about their clients with the government. The decision comes as the Trump administration has rapidly expedited the removal of immigrant children. Immigration hearings for children are reportedly being moved up by weeks or even months, making it increasingly difficult for children to obtain legal resources or relief. At the same time, the Trump administration has made it increasingly difficult for immigrant children to be allowed to stay in the United States.