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Fr. Gary Graf walks in Pennsylvania on Nov. 3 during his two-month, 900-mile pilgrimage to draw attention to the trauma deportations are causing immigrant families. The Chicago priest began the walk Oct. 6 at Pope Leo XIV's boyhood home in suburban Chicago and concluded on Dec. 2 in New York Harbor. (Courtesy of Lauren Foley)

After 900-mile trek, Chicago priest urges action and empathy on deportations