Federal immigration officers tried to enter Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis but were stopped

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philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_ 24m
MINNEAPOLIS (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?

[sarisataka]

1. Good thing they brought in the new guy

At least they didn't shoot anybody

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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]

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]

3. WTF.................

[hunter]

5. They wasn't speaking American in there...

... so of course they had to check it out!