A proposed law by Organizacíon Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island that seeks accountability and transparency regarding federal immigration action on the East End was first introduced to municipalities that have their own police departments in February to consider. In the two months since an initial meeting with officials from East End towns and villages, municipalities have made varying degrees of progress on the proposed law. The base version of the law, which was drafted by former...

Minerva Perez, executive director of OLA Eastern Long Island, seen at an Express Sessions panel in November, spoke to the Southampton Village Board on Tuesday, March 24. DANA Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island Executive Director Minerva Perez spoke to the Southampton Village Board on Tuesday, March 24, about a proposed law that the organization has been circulating to municipalities across the East End regarding federal immigration enforcement. The proposed law, which was...

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