Gianna Borroto

Gianna Borroto is a Senior Litigation Attorney with the American Immigration Council, where she works to protect the rights of noncitizens through impact litigation, advocacy, and practice advisories for immigration attorneys. Before joining the Council, Gianna was a litigator with the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC), focusing on affirmative litigation defending the rights of asylum seekers, immigrant youth, and separated families. Previously, Gianna was a Supervising Attorney with NIJC’s Immigrant Children’s Protection Project, where she represented unaccompanied immigrant children in removal proceedings and oversaw the project’s delivery of legal services, particularly in the areas of asylum, counter-trafficking, and special immigrant juvenile status. Gianna holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.S. in psychology from the University of Florida. 

*Not admitted in D.C. Practice limited to federal courts.