U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis tried to pursue a man with a criminal history who fled into the Ecuadorian consulate, but consulate staff physically blocked agents from entering. Ecuador’s foreign ministry called the incident an “attempted incursion,” released video showing the confrontation, and lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the U.S. embassy in Quito. ICE said officers were conducting a targeted enforcement operation and were focused on public safety; it denied entering the consulate. The episode, amid a large ICE deployment in Minneapolis, has drawn criticism and raised legal and diplomatic concerns, and the suspect remains at-large. (theguardian.com)