Jason
Jason
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The Ecuadorian government released a strongly worded statement that boils down to don't fucking do that again.
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Therefore, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic immediately submitted a letter of protest to the United States Embassy in Ecuador to ensure that acts of this nature are not repeated in any of Ecuador's consular offices in the United States.
REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR
4/4
January 27, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Immediately,Consulate officials prevented the ICE officer from entering the consular office, thus guaranteeing the protection of the Ecuadorian citizens who were present at the consular office at that time and activating the emergency protocols issued by the Min. of F. Affairs and Human Mobility.3/x
January 27, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This morning, the Ecuadorian Consul in Minneapolis reported that, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to enter the Consulate premises.

2/x
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Quick and dirty OCR capture - Google Translate of the text:

Press Release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility
January 27, 2026
REGARDING ATTEMPTED INCURSION INTO THE ECUADORIAN
CONSULATE IN MINNEAPOLIS BY ICE AGENTS

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January 27, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Especially one who was born and raised in MN
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Fair point.
January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Sports media has leaned conservative for a long time.
January 25, 2026 at 12:54 PM
We're watching our government escalate a violent campaign of ethnic cleansing against immigrants and repression against nonviolent protesters. We must not accept this. There must be accountability for Alex Pretti's murder.
January 25, 2026 at 3:25 AM
It echoes how they did Jamar Clark
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 PM
This video of Nakima's arrest recorded by her husband is really powerful. The moment they altered was actually a moment where she was speaking truth to power with moral clarity.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Up to 703 and counting
January 23, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I feel this way about food too, now that we're buying more groceries from immigrant owned markets. Like how did we not know until now how incredible the Thursday tacos are at La Casa?!
January 22, 2026 at 7:19 PM