Lewie Briggs (he/him) is a Senior Staff Attorney on TakeRoot Justice’s Immigrants’ Rights team. Prior to joining TakeRoot Justice, Lewie was a staff attorney at The Door—A Center of Alternatives, where he represented New York City youth in immigration and
Henna (they/them) is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Immigrants’ Rights Team. Prior to joining TakeRoot Justice, Henna worked to advance migrant workers’ rights as a Justice Catalyst Fellow with Centro de los Derechos del Migrante in Mexico City. Before
Senior Staff Attorney, Immigrants' Rights
Maya Sikand (she/her) is an Immigrants’ Rights Staff Attorney from Nairobi, committed to the abolition of borders, prisons, and capitalist empire. Prior to joining TakeRoot Justice, Maya was at EarthRights International, where she worked with indigenous communities seeking corporate accountability
Kiki Tapiero (they/them) is a multiracial latinx queer abolitionst and an Immigrants’ Rights Staff Attorney. Prior to joining TakeRoot Justice, Kiki was a NYIFUP attorney at The Bronx Defenders for two years, where they represented individuals detained by ICE. At
Rosa Saavedra Vanacore
Supervising Attorney (2019-Present)
Staff Attorney (2019-Present)
Paralegal/Advocacy Coordinator
