Footage appears to show ICE agent trying to enter Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis – video

Video filmed from inside Ecuador's consulate in Minneapolis shows an ICE agent trying to enter the building, but was prevented from entering the premises by consulate staffers, according to the country's foreign ministry. Reuters confirmed the location as the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, from the doors, windows, walls, ceiling fixtures and building across the street that are seen in the video which matched file imagery of the consulate and the area. The date was verified by Ecuador's ministry of foreign affairs that said an ICE agent attempted to enter the consulate’s facilities in Minneapolis on Tuesday 27 January.

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