Praying and fasting, immigration-rights activists boarded buses from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., Monday in hopes of mowing down the roadblocks thrown by House Republicans on the path to comprehensive immigration reform...

Since the protest will coincide with Christianity’s Lenten season, several of the activists intend to fast on Wednesdays, eating nothing and drinking only water, and they urged supporters to do the same.

“I can think of no better way to stand in solidarity with Jesus during Lent than to stand in solidarity with immigrant families,” said Lisa Sharon Harper, senior mobilizing director for the Christian organization Sojourners.