Migrant caravan organizers: Justice Dept. is trying to 'criminalize' group

Image: Members of a caravan of migrants from Central America, pray near the
Members of a caravan of migrants from Central America pray Monday at an improvised shelter in Tijuana, Mexico, near the San Ysidro checkpoint after the first fellow migrants entered U.S. territory to seek asylum. Copyright Edgard Garrido
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By Annie Rose Ramos and Daniella Silva with NBC News World News
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"Nobody on the organizing team or legal team of this caravan has ever encouraged anyone to cross illegally," said the group's organizers.

Wendi Garcia and her son, Oscar, migrants in a caravan waiting to seek asylum in the U.S., outside the San Ysidro port of entry.
Wendi Garcia and her son, Oscar, migrants in a caravan waiting to seek asylum in the U.S., outside the San Ysidro port of entry.Annie Rose Ramos
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