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

A video of the attempt on social media shows a consulate staffer running to the door to turn the ICE agents away, 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, like fires.

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[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 23 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Jesus it's a matter of time until ICE abducts some ambassador isn't it

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I’m betting they kidnap some players during the World Cup

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

The US getting knocked out in the group stage will be a huge let down for the god emperor. US must always win no matter what.

[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 29 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

The US is heading out of the door of the civilised world.

[–] Jhex@lemmy.world 14 points 10 hours ago

That happened last year bud

[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 32 points 16 hours ago

One ICE officer can be heard responding by threatening to “grab” the staffer

JFC - didn't these goons ever watch Lethal Weapon 2? Consulate staff would literally have diplomatic immunity - AND a diplomatic visa. They're not immigrants, they're diplomats.

Ecuador should send their military into the US embassy in Quito and see how it goes for everyone involved and watch how quickly the whining and importance of international law comes back.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 86 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

So DHS really didn’t teach the new hires anything useful. Got it.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

That's where you're wrong. They taught them a lot of useful things (for them). They just didn't teach them what's legal or not. In fact, they explicitly taught them to do many illegal things.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I said useful. How is doing illegal things useful?

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago

It's useful to your owners.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 20 points 20 hours ago

Literally true.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 75 points 20 hours ago

He saw a building full of unfettered brown people and got a fascist boner. Thought he'd get a whole bus full of potential bonuses and they had the gall to stop him! He'll yell at a weaker white person tonight to feel better.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 43 points 20 hours ago

The State Department, Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Of course they didn't.

Motherfuckers.

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 47 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Please, please let them try to assault a Latin American embassy only to be met with a hail of (accurate) gunfire. ICE thinks they have qualified immunity? They would find out real quick what absolute immunity looks like.

[–] lectricleopard@lemmy.world 29 points 20 hours ago

Vance said absolute, not qualified. Even more bananas. I remember reading children's books about government that would have been enough to realize this isnt how shit is supposed to work. Fucks sake.

[–] Coastal_Explorer@feddit.online 18 points 18 hours ago

Video posted here:
https://lemmy.world/post/42277358

It looks like someone with a backpack was trying to get away from them in the very first second of the video.

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 25 points 21 hours ago

Before they claim to have smelled smoke and valiantly battled the fire with a hail of bullets.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 4 points 21 hours ago