Anthony Chiarito

Anthony (he/him) supports The Bronx Defenders through strategic communications, bringing nearly a decade of experience fighting to protect people from detention, deportation, and displacement. Prior to joining The Bronx Defenders, Anthony oversaw communications for immigration advocacy at the Vera Institute of Justice. There he helped lead a coalition that stopped the Biden administration from terminating the Flores regulations and supported the launch of a national campaign for immigrant rights. Before that, he worked in the New York City Council where he supported efforts to close Rikers Island without new jails, stop the expansion of surveillance through the IDNYC, and pass first-in-the-nation labor protections for deliveristas. A native Spanish speaker, Anthony earned a master’s from Columbia University’s School of International & Public Affairs, and a bachelor’s from Johns Hopkins University.