Key legal resource for immigrant kids to expire with federal contract, advocates say

A federal contract providing legal aid to over 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children is set to expire, leading to concerns about increased deportations. Bryan Chavez, an unaccompanied minor who benefited from legal representation, warns that without lawyers, fewer than 10% of children win immigration cases. The Office of Refugee Resettlement has withheld $65 million from the Acacia Center for Justice due to disputes over sharing sensitive case data.