It is a crime to commit fraud, such as by fraudulently claiming asylum to get access to dem sweet, sweet gibs.
Certainly not a generally disqualifying problem. Only have had a handful of prosecutions for fraud and the sides play the statistics like an accordion. https://cis.org/Report/Fraud-Credible-Fear-Process
Burn out the fake asylum seeker today or fret about "legality" as your home destroyed by them tomorrow.
I know that it's popular to fear monger with minority crime here, but as to immigrants, they commit less crime than actual citizens https://thehill.com/latino/324607-reports-find-that-immigrants-commit-less-crime-than-us-born-citizens
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