cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/23375
Ecuador’s Foreign Ministry filed a formal note of protest on Tuesday after a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to enter the South American nation’s consulate in Minneapolis before being stopped by a staffer inside the building.
In a statement released following the incident, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said an ICE agent “attempted to enter the consulate premises,” but “consulate officials immediately prevented” the officer from getting through the door, “thus ensuring the protection of Ecuadorians who were present at the time and activating emergency protocols.”
The ministry said it “immediately presented a note of protest” to the US Embassy in Quito, Ecuador’s capital, “so that acts of this nature are not repeated in any of Ecuador’s consular offices in the United States.”
Under international treaties, law enforcement officers of host nations are barred from entering foreign embassies and consulates without permission.
One eyewitness to the incident in Minneapolis, a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s violent mass deportation efforts, told Reuters that they saw ICE agents “going after two people in the street, and then those people went into the consulate and the officers tried to go in after them.”
Video footage posted to social media shows a consulate official walking quickly to the building’s entryway and repeatedly telling an ICE agent that he “cannot enter.”
The ICE agent can be heard telling the consulate staffer, “If you touch me, I will grab you.”
BREAKING: In Minneapolis today, an ICE agent tried to force his way into the Ecuadorian consulate, a clear violation of international law, and was turned away by staff protecting people inside.
Ecuador has filed a formal protest with the U.S. Embassy. We can’t let unchecked ICE… pic.twitter.com/oRT9ZqHswX
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) January 28, 2026“ICE set off an international incident in Minneapolis today because agents tried to go into the Consulate of Ecuador without permission, and then yelled at their staff for trying to keep them out,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, wrote on social media.
“Note that there is a huge ‘consulate of Ecuador’ sign over the door,” he added, pointing to an image of the building.
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This is just a preview of the world cup and olympics, they’re gonna end up arresting a famous athlete and piss off a bunch of fucking people
I’m convinced that the world cup is not going to happen here. I know FIFA is like the most corrupt organization ever, but if their athletes can’t even get in to the country what’s the point? Don’t chuds specifically hate soccer because it’s like gay, or European or some shit?
USA wins all gold medals, all other nations’ athletes deported.
world cup
Oh fuck yes this will be so fucking powerful, the US will be absolutely fucking despised worldwide for it. Hopefully they don’t kill them though. I don’t think american pigs are very experienced when it comes to this international sport, it’s way more impactful than an Olympic incident because many of these footballers are fucking heroes to the fans.
a clear violation of international law
International law once again trounced by the “who’s gonna stop me” principle. This time the answer was the staffer but I don’t think they’re gonna let this go.
As if “international law” was ever anything more than a shield for imperialism and a club to beat the global south.
man, imagine if they would have just pulled that cowboy in and khashoggi’d his ass.
an absolute all time move.
tandoori pork
Doesn’t embassy security kinda get a free pass to merc intruders or something?
