Fears of deportation among staffers at the New York headquarters of the United Nations has prompted officials to caution their minions to carry identification cards with them at all times, yet are such concerns justified? Will they ultimately force a crisis between the world body and its host country?

For now, UN officials are working hard to minimize the concerns, involving fears among staffers that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are lurking in front of the storied compound on Manhattan’s First Avenue. “By definition, UN pass-holders are here legally,” the UN spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, tells the Sun.