District Attorney Launches Office Of Immigrant Affairs - 27 East

District Attorney Launches Office Of Immigrant Affairs

Kitty Merrill on Oct 20, 2021
Since its founding in 2002, Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA), has been working with local crime victims. From that vantage point, this week OLA Executive Director Minerva Perez... more

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