Is it possible that these agents were not 'aware' of the consulate status .. ?

about the law?

Them damn furriners out of these here Ewe-Nited States!!!

To try to deport the ambassadors and staff

k&r

Comes to mind. Not good.

US consulates are a notoriously popular target for terrorist attacks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_US_Embassy_Shooting_in_Haiti

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_attack_on_U.S._consulate_in_Herat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Benghazi_attack

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_attack_on_the_United_States_embassy_in_Sanaa

even in Europe:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_United_States_embassy_sniper_attack_in_Bonn

And rightly fuckin so.

Emily Baude KSTP & The Associated Press
Updated: 4 minutes ago
Published: January 27, 2026 - 8:22 PM

Ecuador’s minister of foreign affairs has filed a protest with the U.S. Embassy after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents tried to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis without permission on Tuesday.

A video of the attempt on social media shows a consulate staffer running to the door to turn the ICE agents away around 11 a.m., telling them, “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” One ICE officer can be heard responding by threatening to “grab” the staffer if he touched the agent before agreeing to leave.

International law generally prohibits law enforcement authorities from entering foreign consulates or embassies without permission, though sometimes permission may be assumed granted for life-threatening emergencies, such as fires.

“Consulate officials immediately prevented the ICE officer from entering the consular building, thus ensuring the protection of the Ecuadorians who were present at the time and activating the emergency protocols issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility,” the ministry wrote on X ...

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/ice-agents-blocked-from-attempting-to-enter-ecuadorian-consulate-in-minneapolis-without-permission/

let alone 'international law'..............

and many of the new ones don't even have a reading level which would qualify them to
work at the local Burger King, Walmart, or NobodyEverHeardOfUsPIZZA outlet....

Michael Luciano
Jan 27th, 2026, 8:22 p

mmigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to enter the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday, prompting the country’s minister of foreign affairs to file a protest with the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador.

A video of the incident was posted online. It shows staff inside the consulate rushing to the door to prevent the agents from entering. “Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!” one man exclaimed. “This is the Ecuadorian consulate. You’re not allowed to enter.” ...

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/ice-agents-try-to-enter-ecuadorian-consulate-in-minneapolis/

No reason, just curious

sovereign territory of that country. US government reps and law enforcement are not allowed to just walk in any time they please.

I suppose one of these idiots figured they were going to kidnap some South Americans in this Ecuadoran restaurant or club or something.

I'm guessing a basic level of education isn't required to be an ICE goon.

You don't want to be called nazi, stop nazi.
Omg, every hour worst than the last