I find that Europeans tend to be asylum seekers and central Americans are illegal immigrants

From Facebook (I despise these non-descriptive links):
Rep Barragan Questions Sec. Nielsen on Asylum Policy with Footage From Recent Visit
‘Madam Secretary, either you’re lying to the committee or you don’t know what’s happening at the border.’ — This rep filmed border security agents turning away an asylum seeker days before Sec. Nielsen testified that this was not the case

So in this case, at least, it was the government that broke the immigration law that specifically allows entry to asylum seekers.

The question is not if it is okay, but if one is willing to endure the punishment for the violation.