"Under international treaties, law enforcement officers of host nations are barred from entering foreign embassies and consulates without permission. One eyewitness to the incident in Minneapolis, a flashpoint in the Trump administration's violent mass deportation efforts, told Reuters that they saw ICE agents "going after two people in the street, and then those people went into the consulate and the officers tried to go in after them.""
"In a statement released following the incident, the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said an ICE agent "attempted to enter the consulate premises," but "consulate officials immediately prevented" the officer from getting through the door, "thus ensuring the protection of Ecuadorians who were present at the time and activating emergency protocols." The ministry said it "immediately presented a note of protest" to the US Embassy in Quito, Ecuador's capital, "so that acts of this nature are not repeated in any of Ecuador's consular offices in the United States.""
An ICE agent attempted to enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis but was blocked by consulate staff, who activated emergency protocols to protect those inside. Ecuador's Foreign Ministry filed a formal note of protest with the US Embassy in Quito, demanding such incidents not recur at any of Ecuador's US consular offices. International treaties prohibit host-nation law enforcement from entering foreign embassies or consulates without permission. An eyewitness reported ICE agents chasing two people who then entered the consulate, with officers attempting to follow. Social media video shows a consulate official repeatedly telling an ICE agent he 'cannot enter.'
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