OLA in the News

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...

Latino Young Professionals of the East End co-founders Nicole Velez, left, Jonathan Lopez and Daniela Chavez. Credit: Morgan Campbell As...

Wally Ramirez, of OLA of Eastern Long Island, at Riverhead Town Hall on Wednesday. Immigrant advocates oppose a town bill that would...

A still from the film "Daughter of Rage." Heroism, strength, and resilience form the conceptual and thematic core of three feature-length...

For the staff behind Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island, their work never gets easier. Wage theft among the Hispanic...

Heroism, strength, and resilience form the conceptual and thematic core of OLA of Eastern Long Island’s annual Latino Film Festival of...

OLA of Eastern Long Island, a primarily Latino focused organization, has stepped in to help find a solution, holding a meeting Wednesday...

OLA of Eastern Long Island, a primarily Latino focused organization, has stepped in to help find a solution, holding a meeting Wednesday...

Luna Paucar was in her freshman year at Boston College last fall when her social anxiety became too hard to ignore.  “Entering college...