Salah Dine Habib. Credit: FacebookAn Illegal alien tried to pull a fast one on America to claim asylum, but got busted after making the dumbest mistake imaginable.As The Daily Mail reported on Monday, Salah Dine Habib, a native of Mauritania in West Africa, entered the USA illegally around 2023 and was arrested on May 21 by federal authorities.After invading America, Habib sought asylum by claiming he was gay. Homosexuality in Mauritania is a crime punishable by death.The official religion of Mauritania is Islam, with over 99% of the country following the Sunni branch of the faith.Habib later got a job as a taxpayer-funded corrections officer at a county jail in Portland, Indiana. He was hired by Jay County Sheriff Larry Ray Newton Jr.Then you won’t believe what happened after Habib started his job: he married the stepdaughter of his boss in September 2025!LOOK:Salah Dine Habib married his boss’s stepdaughter despite claiming to be gay. Credit: FacebookMore from the Mail:Habib was allegedly exposed as a fraud after he married Newton’s stepdaughter Chelsea in September 2025.Sheriff Newton confirmed that Habib served as a non-armed correctional officer at the county jail.He also said Habib was his step-son-in-law, but that he started his tenure with the sheriff’s department before marrying into his family.The DHS issued the following statement to The Daily Mail:Habib entered the country illegally in March 2023 near Lukeville, Arizona, and was released into the country by the Biden administration, where he was reportedly hired as a corrections officer in Indiana.He will remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings.His pending asylum application is believed to be fraudulent, as he applied based on homosexuality in 2023 but married a woman in 2025.Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, ICE is restoring law and order. Illegal aliens have no place in our communities, especially in positions of law enforcement.Per the Mail, Habib is currently being held at the Clay County Jail detention facility in Brazil, Indiana.The post Illegal Alien from Muslim Country Says He’s Gay to Claim Asylum in America – Then He Makes This Stunningly Dumb Move After Getting a Job appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.