I’m not panicking… BUT my grandparents narrowly escaped the holocaust while their parents HY”D were sent to the camps because they didn’t have the paperwork to leave in time. Now everyone in my family gets passports as soon as they’re born, and keeps them current.
Whether or not I’d leave the country is something to consult with Daas Torah. But passports are not a major life change or expense, so why ever not have one?