ICE squad U.S. immigration agents have on multiple occasions approached and ordered U.N. employees* to show proof that they are in the United States legally*, according to an internal March 13 U.N. email from a senior U.N. security officer, my colleague Colum Lynch scoops. *None have faced detention or deportation*.
The email — which carried the subject line: *“Proof of Identity if Stopped by Authorities in NY”* — counsels U.N. workers to *carry their passports and G4 visas at all times*. The U.S. grants G4 visas to workers at international agencies and their families. “There have been several incidents, reported by other agencies, where UN personnel have been stopped [by] US authorities identifying themselves as ICE agents,” the email stated, referring to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “Staff have been asked to identify themselves and prove their residency status. In all cases staff were allowed to carry on once they showed their passport with the valid G4 visa.” Neither the United Nations <https://t.devex.com/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhJ1_-1Qy_Qkp3c7gw3V859dmIDBHsuLKIlWb-9cyTajINKzyzltzEi12qe6l6ezin5j0=> nor ICE responded to requests for comment. *ICYMI:* Trump's new 'loyalty test' for UN and aid groups <https://t.devex.com/dc/kyXVoDpAY__Vu56MNr4POjbW6rOsZ37Uc-AtgCDeIvcEt38Q1tL4CJdRP_pOLUX6-rKdElyn9cr1MUuGfSScVw_lzqRXiyRYPbuIw5G_-w_9uO9gkuZQw6mALY6aVp0vJeZlNtqsuXXGX8WIa_NqRsUx7cXdkJ57PpdBfWo78Nmf8R08-Bdk-z1lkUFcZRC4Ew0hql4EqkzISn2GkDQ1MLYv4FIP5JBQ49vkpCNeyqULqMu9MHOunbHMQH8Ne3on/Njg1LUtCTC03NjUAAAGZR-bhKAj9dmLj671sg66hCfNVaemChDCOyPh7bIerHZpwWk3BuM4LgA8ACODe7Z_NoRpkNkU=>
