Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis, Minnesota, left, and a video purportedly showing an ICE agent allegedly trying to enter the facility on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (Jack Brook/AP/Reuters)
"I saw the officers going after two people in the street, and then those people went into the consulate and the officers tried to go in after them," a witness told Reuters.
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Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota on Jan. 26, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., said the "attempt by ICE agents to force their way into the Ecuadorian Consulate represents yet another outrageous and unacceptable disregard for the rule of law by the Trump Administration’s Department of Homeland Security."
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"Diplomatic facilities are protected for a reason. Any effort by U.S. law enforcement officials to enter another country’s diplomatic facility without permission is not only unlawful, it risks setting a profoundly dangerous precedent that could put American diplomats, servicemembers, and their families abroad at risk," he added.
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