Ecuador says ICE agent tried to enter consulate in Minneapolis

The badge of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is embroidered on a polo shirt of an ICE employee in Arlington, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Shelby Tauber

MINNEAPOLIS, ‌Jan 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to get into Ecuador's ‌consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was prevented from entering the premises by consulate ‌staffers, the country's Foreign Ministry said.

The attempted entry prompted the Foreign Ministry to send a "note of protest" to the U.S. Embassy in Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, demanding such incidents "not be repeated," the ministry said in a statement.