Democratic representatives Summer Lee and Chris Deluzio say they are concerned about the fate that awaits nearly 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant minors starting the first minute of this Saturday, when the Trump administration ends a federal contract that provides them with legal representation, without which they will be left helpless in a country where, due to their immigration status, they face the risk of being deported.

Given the seriousness of the matter, both congressmen wrote a letter raising their concerns related to the expiration of the Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children contract between the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the Acacia Center for Justice.

The document is addressed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services; and Angie Salazar, acting director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

“If this organization (and others operating across the country) are unable to continue their work, approximately 20,000 unaccompanied minors in federal custody and residing in our communities will lose the federally funded legal representation to which they are entitled by law.

Equally concerning is that, if the agency does not take steps to ensure the continuity of these services, new minors entering ORR custody will be deprived of access to critical legal information and a trusted adult to help them understand their rights starting August 1, 2026,” part of the document states.

Faced with the challenge that it would imply for the least immigrants to appear alone in court without legal representation, Lee and Deluzio urge the cited officials to answer five key questions that will mark not only the future of the least identified, but also that of future cases.

1. Why has ORR not provided the Acacia center with guidance on case continuity?

2. How will the government ensure compliance with current legislation and court orders requiring that unaccompanied minors receive legal assistance?

3. What plans are in place to ensure that the cases of these unaccompanied minors receive due process under the law?

4. What is the Administration's plan to transfer or transition these cases and the work of these organizations?

5. When will the Administration make payments due to legal service providers?

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