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(RNS) — This week, as Protestants prepare to celebrate Reformation Sunday on Oct. 25, Haitian pastors and community members are leading a pilgrimage of more than 40 miles across Ohio to remind America of one of Christianity’s most fundamental commandments: Love your neighbor as yourself.

Their four-day journey from Springfield to Columbus includes people subjected to electronic ankle monitoring and families living under the threat of detention and deportation. Fellow clergy and faith leaders are walking alongside them in solidarity, demanding an end to these practices and lasting protections for Haitian immigrants.

The betrayal is especially profound. The United States granted Haitians Temporary Protected Status because conditions in their homeland made returning dangerous. Springfield welcomed thousands, and they helped revitalize its economy, filling jobs, starting businesses and strengthening local congregations.…