How 3 Pittsburgh congregations serving Latino populations are weathering the immigration crackdown.

How 3 Pittsburgh congregations serving Latino populations are weathering the immigration crackdown.

Pastor Nilsson Devia lays hands on parishioners as they pray during an alter call at IPUL Pittsburgh’s mass on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Sharon Community Presbyterian Church in Moon Township. The Pentecostal church has its services in Spanish at the location on Sunday afternoons. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) This article first appeared on PublicSource and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 I…

In an effort to better share the experiences of Pittsburgh's Spanish-speaking community, PublicSource has partnered with Pittsburgh Latino Magazine and Nicaraguan journalist Freddy Potoy Rosales to bring Spanish-language journalism to Spanish and English readers. Read this article in English here. Pastor Nilsson Devia arrived in the United States 10 years ago with his family from Colombia, applied for asylum, and his case has yet to be resolved.…