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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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[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 135 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 30 points 2 weeks ago

Literally true.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks 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 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I said useful. How is doing illegal things useful?

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

It's useful to your owners.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

Useful for them.

Do you think thievery isn't useful to the thief? Usually the phrase "legality is not morality" is required, but I guess this time it's "legality is not utility." It being legal has no bearing on it being useful or not.

[–] SynAcker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

What makes you think these are new hires? The guy who shot Renee Good was an 8 year veteran of ICE. They removed all the guard rails and all of are acting with impunity.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 100 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 60 points 2 weeks ago (2 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 39 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago

Consulate. Not embassy. Probably not nearly as well protected.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 58 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] verdantshimada@piefed.world 54 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] BranBucket@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Two things would happen.

  1. They'd justify the ICE goon's behavior by claiming the embassy was enabling terrorism or drug trafficking.

  2. They would pitch a huge fit, take some sort of extreme action, and claim they're in the right because US diplomats are good guys.

They don't care about rules, ethics, or even having a consistent system of values. They only care about punishing people, power, and getting what they want when they want it. If they pull back at all, it's only because they fear their support (and with it their immunity from consequences) is slipping. They're just bullies and cowards.

[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 52 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 38 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 29 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] Coastal_Explorer@feddit.online 23 points 2 weeks 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.

[–] Triumph@fedia.io 7 points 2 weeks ago
[–] RevolverSly@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago