Fighting for all of us.
Meet Rodrigo.
Rodrigo is an immigrant New Yorker, parent, and organizer who has spent the last 15 years working for Sunset Park and fighting for a fairer Brooklyn.
Rodrigo is currently the Director of the Immigration Advocates Network, the largest network of nonprofit legal advocates committed to defending immigrants. Prior to that, he led public initiatives to combat inequality and expand opportunity for the City of New York and was the former Executive Director of the Mixteca Organization - an immigrant rights organization in Sunset Park.
He holds degrees in Economics from New York University and the London School of Economics.
Dedicated to Justice.
Immigrant Advocate.
Rodrigo led Sunset Park’s Mixteca Organization, a grassroots organization serving thousands of Brooklyn’s immigrant neighbors and is an organizer with the Sunset Park ICE Watch. He now leads the Immigration Advocates Network, a national network of nonprofit legal advocates dedicated to expanding access to justice for immigrants.
Community Organizer.
Rodrigo has spent over a decade organizing for social justice. He has taken on Brooklyn’s political establishment, fought to protect Sunset Park’s residents from displacement, and challenged the Mayor’s plans to raise the rent on rent-stabilized tenants across New York City.
Small Business Champion.
Rodrigo is a proven leader who helped businesses get back on their feet after Superstorm Sandy and created citywide programs to support New York’s women, workers, and immigrant entrepreneurs. As a former New York City employee, and member of Brooklyn’s Community Board 7, Rodrigo knows how to use government to get big things done.