Is illegal presence in a country a sin in the Christian sense?

[Axtremus]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/us/southern-baptists-immigration-trump.html

“I would not knowingly extend communion to an illegal immigrant who is visiting our church,” [a Southern Baptist pastor] said. “That person would be in sin by being in this country illegally, and Christians should obey the law of the land.”

Something I have thought of before but haven't settled on an answer:

Is illegal entry or unauthorized presence in a country (by secular legal standards) considered a "sin" in the Christian sense?

On a spectrum of "illegal entry" and "unauthorized presence," which of the following are considered "sins" in the Christian sense?

1. "Breaking and entering" a private residence or business establishment
2. "Squatting" -- unauthorized prolonged presence in a sheltered space without paying rent (or, for that matter, while owing lots of back rent and the rightful property owner has asked you to leave)
3. "Trespassing" -- say, you walk into an open space that is behind a "no trespassing" sign, you see the sign, but there was also no one else there to stop you
4. "Illegal immigration" in the sense of, say, someone slipping into a country (that normally requires a visa) without getting a visa
5. "Unauthorized presence" in the sense of, say, overstaying a visa

Any of the above strikes you as a "sin" in the Christian sense? Why or why not?

[jon-nyc]

I know the answer to this, we’ve been watching this play out for years:

1 - pick your desired answer
2 - find the appropriate quote or quotes in the Bible that seem supportive
3 - declare your desired answer biblically correct.

[89th]

Doing something against the law isn’t inherently sinful, so I’d say no. Also the Baptist preacher is a joke, everyone at church is living in sin, it’s part of human nature!

[Horace]

There's a prescient Korean English exam question that touches on this issue.

[Renauda]

@jon-nyc said in Is illegal presence in a country a sin in the Christian sense?:

I know the answer to this, we’ve been watching this play out for years:

1 - pick your desired answer
2 - find the appropriate quote or quotes in the Bible that seem supportive
3 - declare your desired answer biblically correct.

Can’t say I miss an iota of it either.

[jon-nyc]

I forgot number four:

4 - There can be no other Christian answer, due to the infallibility of [my interpretation of] the Bible.

(With the part in brackets implied not stated)