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erronis

(22,933 posts)
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 04:12 PM 6 hrs ago

Footage appears to show ICE agent trying to enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis - video

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2026/jan/28/footage-appears-to-show-ice-agent-trying-to-enter-ecuadors-consulate-in-minneapolis-video



Video filmed from inside Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis shows an ICE agent trying to enter the building but being prevented by consulate staffers, according to the country's foreign ministry. Reuters confirmed the location as the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, from the doors, windows, walls, ceiling fixtures and building across the street that are seen in the video which matched file imagery oVideo filmed from inside Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis shows an ICE agent trying to enter the building but being prevented by consulate staffers, according to the country's foreign ministry. Reuters confirmed the location as the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, from the doors, windows, walls, ceiling fixtures and building across the street that are seen in the video which matched file imagery of the consulate and the area. The date was verified by Ecuador's ministry of foreign affairs that said an ICE agent attempted to enter the consulate's facilities in Minneapolis on Tuesday 27 January.f the consulate and the area. The date was verified by Ecuador's ministry of foreign affairs that said an ICE agent attempted to enter the consulate's facilities in Minneapolis on Tuesday 27 January.
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Footage appears to show ICE agent trying to enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis - video (Original Post) erronis 6 hrs ago OP
they are trying really hard to get an ice agent killed. - n/t lapfog_1 6 hrs ago #1
They want a martyr for the cause. Coventina 6 hrs ago #2
Even these goons cannot be that stupid. Haggis 4 Breakfast 5 hrs ago #3
Does Noem blame Trump and Miller or does she accept responsibility? Norrrm 4 hrs ago #4
Remembering: Ecuador allowed snot 4 hrs ago #5

Haggis 4 Breakfast

(1,505 posts)
3. Even these goons cannot be that stupid.
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 05:20 PM
5 hrs ago

Embassies and Consulates are the territory of the nation they represent.

Either these thugs are complete idiots (and there's a case for that) or this was a test run to see how far they could push the envelope. Notice they didn't try to enter the Russian Consulate.

snot

(11,580 posts)
5. Remembering: Ecuador allowed
Wed Jan 28, 2026, 06:00 PM
4 hrs ago

the illegal extraction of Assange from its embassy in London.

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