YouTube video asserts that four ICE agents may have forced entry into the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis.
But I have found nothing in mainstream media.
Can the SDMB confirm?
This event?
In a video shared by Ecuadorean media, which has not been independently verified by the BBC, a consular official can be seen rushing to the entrance door and telling an ICE agent “this is the consulate, you’re not allowed in here”.
The agent tells the official that “if you touch me, I will grab you”.
The consular official then states again that “you can not enter here, this is a consulate, this is a foreign government’s office”, before closing the door.
Again, quoted, but not verified - and I don’t think it quite qualifies as “forced entry”, rather they attempted (with casual arrogance), and were denied despite a possible threat of minor force.
This is the first article to pop up when I googled “ICE agents may have forced entry into the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis.”
According to Google AI, Ecuador has lodged a formal diplomatic protest after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent attempted to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis without permission on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Consular staff blocked the entry and protected individuals inside, according to Reuters and local media footage. This action is considered a violation of international law, with the Vienna Conventions stating foreign consular buildings are off-limits to host country law enforcement without authorization
Jesus.
Utterly nuts.
My thanks for the confirm and links.
If you see something on YouTube that isn’t findable via reputable sources, you can pretty much bet it’s fake.
But not this time.
See the above newslinks.
Those links were easily findable. And they contradicted your YouTube.
Correct, I recall hearing about this when happened.
And I wondered, why does Ecuador have an office there? And could they have shot the ICE officers if they forced their way into the consulate and not been charged with anything.