OLA in the News

By Rachel Valdespino This year, the 23rd decennial U.S. census will be conducted, and local organizations have been making an effort to...

By Vivian Wang The vote in the New York Legislature came after the issue had splintered Democrats, with suburban moderates objecting....

BY T. E. MCMORROW New York State driver’s licenses are in the process of undergoing major changes. Advocacy groups, along with State...

By Michael Wright A typical aspiring attorney would spend the summers between the years at law school toiling as an intern in the office...

By Christopher Walsh Immigrants ask for protection in uncertain times “Todos tienen mucho miedo.” Patricia’s message — everybody is very...

By Maria Piedrabuena Defensores de los inmigrantes urgen a Towns del East End a que limiten la colaboración de la policía local con ICE...

By Jon Winkler Waves of local residents and summer visitors walked up and down Main Street in Sag Harbor on Wednesday for the "Walk For...

By Peter Boody Hundreds of people gathered at the foot of Long Wharf for speeches, poems and a prayer followed by a peaceful parade up...

By Alex Lemonides A march and rally on Wednesday in Sag Harbor, organized by local advocacy groups and congregations, protested the...

By Judy D’Mello The crammed pews of Christ Episcopal Church in Sag Harbor one evening last week served as a reminder of the community's...

By Christine Sampson The federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency’s activity on the East End has hit a level that the...

By Michael Wright Outrage over a recent wave of detentions of local residents by officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

By Stephen J. Kotz A large crowd was beyond standing-room-only during a Immigration and Civil Rights Free Community Forum that was hosted...

By Beth Young East Hampton Town Supervisor Larry Cantwell, the son of immigrants who was raised in East Hampton, pledged Thursday night...

By Joanne Pilgrim Minerva Perez of Organizacion Latino Americana asked the East Hampton Town Board on Thursday to maintain separation...

By Michael Wright In a week when immigrant advocacy groups staged protests around the region against President Donald Trump’s efforts to...

By Christopher Walsh Police chief seeks to reassure anxious residents President Donald Trump’s pledge to deport undocumented immigrants...

By GLYN VINCENT ON SUNDAYS, at a baseball field in Amagansett in the late 1980s, Oswaldo Palomo bided his time on the bench waiting for a...

With grant to help, OLA aims to register new citizens Once an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, Lucia Martinez of East Hampton will...

By Jon Winkler and Kelly Zegers This past July—as the issue of immigration has been at the forefront of America’s national discussion—a...