Ecuador has accused a U.S. immigration agent of attempting to enter its consulate in Minneapolis in what it described as a violation of international law. The country has filed an official protest and warned that consular premises are "inviolable" under the Vienna Convention.
According to Ecuador's foreign ministry, an agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) tried to enter the consulate at around 11:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday. Consular staff prevented the entry and activated emergency protocols "to guarantee the protection of the Ecuadorians who were inside the consulate at the time," the ministry said in an official statement.
