OLA in the News

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2025 Contact: Erika Padilla, Legal Advocate 631-899-3441 epadilla@olaofeasternlongisland.org OLA...

Juan Amon says he purchased a Victorian-style home in the Springs section of East Hampton for $800,000 in 2020. It was the home of Amon's...

A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge heard arguments Thursday on the Attorney General’s Office's motion to pause the eviction of an East...

The cast of “Fuenteovejuna: East End,” the first Spanish-language production in Guild Hall’s history, is pictured onstage in the theater....

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East End Disability Associates wanted to get its services for people with disabilities to the region's burgeoning Latino population, said Joy O'Shaughnessy, EEDA executive director. She is shown in the nonprofit's office on Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead on Friday. Credit: Tom Lambui The leaders of East End Disability Associates knew they had a problem. About 21% of Long Island’s population is Latino, yet a New York agency's statewide figures show less than 9% of that population

Latino immigrants care for some of America’s most lavish beachside mansions. Their disappearance would affect the wealthy, too. Latino...

OLA of Eastern Long Island (Organización Latino Americana) and Guild Hall in East Hampton are teaming up to launch a historic...

As federal immigration agents began stepped-up enforcement efforts nationwide this past week as part of the Trump administration’s...

The Town of Southold is holding a community meeting on Thursday night on its “policing policy” amid ICE activities. The East End of Long Island counts many immigrants as its residents. Advocates tell News 12 there is fear among those who are both undocumented and documented. Minerva Perez, executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island, said that businesses are going to be “drastically affected” by the fear that their own employees have about showing up to work. The Town of

Part of the letter reads: "We realize the new administration’s changes in federal immigration policies, including the potential for immigration enforcement in our schools, have understandably caused great concern within our Riverhead community." In a move to protect its students, the Riverhead School District has made it clear that it will not allow immigration enforcement operations within its schools, despite a controversial directive from the White House. This decision com

Newsday Migrants walk through Tapachula, Chiapas state, Mexico, Monday, in an attempt to reach the U.S. border. Credit: AP/Edgar H....

Newsday A feelings chart in a classroom at Our Lady of Guadalupe bilingual school in Central Islip. The state has issued guidance to...

President-elect Donald Trump is looking to make major changes that could impact the U.S. economy. Newsday's business reporter James...

Just days from President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration, municipalities are bracing for an about-face on federal immigration...

Minerva Perez, the executive director of Latino advocacy organization OLA of Eastern Long Island, joins the editors to discuss the...

Editorial Board CANDY CANE: To East Hampton Town and state officials, for taking steps to address troublesome intersections — adding...

Mass deportations. It’s become the catchphrase for the terror, cruelty, heartlessness and chaos many associate with the pending Donald...

North Fork Arts Center in Greenport (Photo credit: Jeremy Garretson) Right in time for National Hispanic Heritage Month, Organización...