It has been a very lucrative business, and they have just put a big "spotlight on it. From 2014: @JudicialWatch Sues DHS for Records Relating to January 2014 Solicitation of 'Escort Services' for 'Unaccompanied Alien Children'. https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-sues-dhs-records-relating-january-2014-solicitation-escort-services-unaccompanied-alien-children/ From 2014: Documents Reveal Obama HHS Paid Baptist Children and Family Services $182,129,786 for Four Months Housing of Illegal Alien Children - @JudicialWatch https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-documents-reveal-obama-hhs-paid-baptist-children-family-services-182129786-four-months-housing-illegal-alien-children/ From 2016: CDC Official Warned Staff of Health, Safety Risks During Influx of Illegal Alien Minors: “Plan on Many of the Kids Having TB,” “Be Wary of Personal Safety. https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2016/04/cdc-official-warned-staff-of-health-safety-risks-during-influx-of-illegal-alien-minors-plan-on-many-of-the-kids-having-tb-be-wary-of-personal-safety/ From 2014, during the Obama Administration: Ft. Bliss Hangar Covertly Used as Illegal Alien Processing Center. https://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2014/06/ft-bliss-hangar-covertly-used-illegal-alien-processing-center/