; (2) noncitizens without legal counsel are far more likely to be denied immigration benefits or be deported, which can result in dire consequences, including the denial of legal status or U.S. citizenship, loss of livelihood, separation from or the inability to support one’s family, life-threatening danger in one’s country of origin and a long-term or permanent ban from being able to re-enter the United States; and (3) consistent with the American values of fairness and justice and the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which guarantees everyone due process of law, anyone subject to proceedings or the appeal thereof before an immigration judge or the Attorney General should have the right of being represented by counsel, including government-funded counsel, regardless of one’s ability to pay. 201. Legal services and immigration assistance grants (a) Authorization The Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, in consultation with the Director of the National Office of New Americans, shall award Legal Services and Immigration Assistance grants to eligible entities. (b) Eligibility An entity eligible to receive a grant under this section is a unit of local government, private organization, community-based organization, or not-for-profit organization— (1) that provides authorized direct legal assistance to immigrants and refugees in the United States; (2) in the case of any applicant who has previously received a grant under this section, that uses matching funds from non-Federal sources, which may include in-kind contributions, equal to 25 percent of amount received under this section; (3) that provides immigration education, outreach and quality paralegal services to immigrants and refugees, in coordination with immigration attorneys or representatives accredited by the Recognition and Accreditation Program of the Department of Justice Executive Office of Immigration Review