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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFederal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped
philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_ 24mMINNEAPOLIS (AP) Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped, foreign minister says.
Link to tweet
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/28/ice-trump-minnesota-minneapolis-ecuador-consulate
..should we really expect they'd know what an embassy is?
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Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped (Original Post)
bigtree
13 hrs ago
OP
Embassies and consulates are considered to be the country's sovereign territory.
Ocelot II
13 hrs ago
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sarisataka
(22,320 posts)1. Good thing they brought in the new guy
At least they didn't shoot anybody
bigtree
(93,602 posts)4. he's still getting fitted for his long woolen stormtrooper coat
...can't look rad throwing smoke bombs in a monkey suit.
Ocelot II
(129,577 posts)2. Embassies and consulates are considered to be the country's sovereign territory.
Federal law enforcement pushing their way into a consulate is basically invading that consulate's country. These meatheads probably don't know that, but that's no excuse.
Lovie777
(22,115 posts)3. WTF.................
hunter
(40,416 posts)5. They wasn't speaking American in there...
... so of course they had to check it out!