Congressman Nick LaLota speaks at a press conference at Gabreski Airport last year. Dana Shaw U.S. Representative Nick LaLota has threatened to halt future federal funding for vital infrastructure and public safety projects in jurisdictions that have enacted laws said to stymie federal enforcement actions, with the congressman taking particular aim at East Hampton Town and East Hampton Village. Officials in the town and village responded by saying that they do not plan to back down from the...

The East Hampton Town Board got a standing ovation after a public hearing on May 7. Jack Motz East Hampton Town officials have passed a law, drafted by OLA of Eastern Long Island, that blocks partnerships with federal immigration agencies and outlines reporting procedures in the event of an enforcement action. This move, undertaken at a work session on Tuesday, made East Hampton Town the second jurisdiction on the East End to pass the draft law, which is circulating the 10 towns and villages...

OLA Executive Director Minerva Perez fought back tears as East Hampton Village became the first municipality to pass a law aimed at boosting accountability in the event of federal immigration action. Jack Motz East Hampton Village has become the first municipality on the East End to enact a law, drafted by OLA of Eastern Long Island, that is meant to boost accountability in the event of federal immigration action. What the blueprint drafted by OLA aims to do, primarily, is establish a series...