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The mayor of Ecuador’s largest port city was arrested Tuesday on charges of money laundering and tax evasion, prosecutors in ...

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ICE may have provoked an international incident by attempting to enter the Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis Tuesday. At about 11 a.m., diplomatic staff had to block an ICE agent from entering the ...

The Ecuadorian Foreign Affairs Ministry said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tried to enter the country’s consulate in Minneapolis on Tuesday but was blocked by its staff. “Consulate ...

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Video showed diplomatic staff blocking the agent from entering on Tuesday morning. By Max Bearak and Ali Watkins Ecuador’s foreign ministry said it lodged a formal diplomatic protest with the United ...

The government of Ecuador has condemned what it described as an attempt by a US federal immigration agent to enter the Ecuadorean consulate in Minneapolis. The agent was prevented from gaining access ...