These children deserve legal representation.” Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children could lose their lawyers beginning Friday as federally funded contracts supporting them are set to expire, prompting advocates to warn that the move will leave vulnerable minors to face deportation proceedings frightened and alone. However, as Acacia Center noted, “without legal representation, fewer than 1% of immigrant children are granted immigration relief. “HHS must honor its commitment and fulfill its obligation to pay for legal services already provided to prevent unaccompanied children from being stripped of their lawyers and deported without due process,” the group argued. These children deserve legal representation.”