Actor Randy Quaid and wife seeking refugee status in Canada

Actor Randy Quaid and his wife, Evi, say they are afraid they may be murdered in the U.S. and are applying for refugee status in Canada.

The couple were arrested on outstanding U.S. warrants in Vancouver on Friday.

The couple had been charged with felony residential burglary and entering a noncommercial building without consent in California, they are also accused of causing more than $5,000 in damage in the guest home. The people who own the Santa Barbara property contacted police about squatters in their house, but the Quaids claimed it still belonged to them.

The owners were able to show authorities documents indicating that they had bought the house in 2007, from a man who had purchased it from the Quaids several years before that.

Randy Quaid's wife, Evi, has also been charged with resisting arrest.

In a hearing on Friday, they told an Immigration and Refugee Board that eight of the actor’s close friends has been murdered during the past few years and they fear the same thing could happen to them.

Their lawyer gave a hand written note to media which read: "Yes we are requesting asylum from Hollywood "STAR WHACKERS."

Quaid is known for his role as Cousin Eddie in the National Lampoon's Vacation movies, and for playing U.S. President Lyndon Johnson in LBJ: The Early Years. He also had roles in Brokeback Mountain, Kingpin and Independence Day.