All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump’s ICE Invades Consulate!!

Summary

The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode Title: All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump’s ICE Invades Consulate!!
Date: January 28, 2026
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas
Special Contributor for Episode: Jordan Chariton (on-the-ground reporting)

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Overview

This episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast centers on a dramatic and alarming incident involving Donald Trump-era ICE agents attempting to force their way into the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis—a serious breach of international law. The Meiselas brothers, with reporting from Jordan Chariton and footage from Status Coup journalists, provide firsthand and exclusive coverage of the event, as well as the escalating human rights abuses occurring in ICE detention centers under the current administration. The episode highlights the international fallout, the horrifying conditions in immigration detention, and the increasing resistance from both local officials and regular citizens.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s ICE Invades Ecuadorian Consulate in Minneapolis

• [01:32] Jordan Chariton breaks the news: ICE agents attempted a forced entry into the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis, violating the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (1963).
• Chariton calls the agents "Trump’s ICE Gestapo" and describes the event as "a massive violation of international law."
• The consulate staff successfully prevented entry and protected those inside.
• Ecuador has lodged a formal protest; the U.S. faces condemnation from the international community.

Quote:

"You cannot just go in and invade or break into or try to access a consulate... Unless you've been given the right of entry, which these Trump regime ICE Gestapo did not have."
– Jordan Chariton ([01:32])

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2. Shocking Footage from Inside ICE Detention Centers

• [04:40] Chariton presents leaked footage from the Baltimore, Maryland detention center: "50 people crammed into a cell with no beds or bathrooms."
• [06:31] Another segment details attorneys and lawmakers being denied access to the Dilley Detention Center in Texas, with audio of imprisoned migrants’ screams.
• Descriptions of migrants "dressed like they're in the Squid Games," and conditions compared to "1930s Germany."

Quote:

"You could quite literally hear the screams and the crying for help of the people inside the detention center... It is so ghoulish looking."
– Jordan Chariton ([04:40])

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3. Violence Against Journalists and Protesters

• [07:23] - [13:30] Status Coup journalist Tina Berg is video-documented being pushed to the ground and assaulted with gas by Border Patrol while covering protests in Minneapolis on January 25.
• Border Patrol agents are shown firing "less lethal munitions" at reporters—blunt, potentially lethal force.
• Protesters, legal observers, and journalists face open hostility and threats from federal agents.

Memorable Exchange:

"If I raise my voice, you'll erase my voice."
– Legal Observer, quoting ICE agent dialogue, with incredulity ([16:09])

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4. International Fallout and Federal Overreach

• [07:23] Ecuador’s official statement is read on-air, confirming the consulate incident and their immediate diplomatic protest.
• [13:58] Formation of a coalition of local prosecutors to coordinate legal resistance against unconstitutional ICE and Border Patrol practices, including warrantless detentions and entries.

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5. Public Resistance and Humanizing Protesters

• [15:50] Peaceful protestors gather outside Minneapolis hotels where ICE agents are residing; ICE agents respond with middle fingers and crude gestures (exposing themselves—not shown on screen).
• [16:55] A protester dressed as a walrus explains on camera how the political situation compelled him to become active, despite his privileged, apolitical background. He emphasizes empathy and community action.

Quote:

"I was just a nerdy gamer guy that would like to go back to just playing video games with friends. But until we get ICE out of Minnesota and hopefully abolished, I'm going to continue fighting because this is ridiculous."
– Minneapolis ICE Protester ([16:55])

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6. Calls for Political Action: Defund ICE

• [17:45] Congressman Ro Khanna announces plans to introduce a bill to defund ICE.
• Protesters express impatience and call for faster action, highlighting governmental inertia and Trump’s disregard for legal norms.

Quote:

"The faster we can shut ICE down with the legal processes, I think the faster we can rebuild. And I’m hoping for that track for our government here because right now we’re veering off the rails."
– Minneapolis ICE Protester ([17:56])

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• "This is a massive violation of international law... Trump’s ICE Gestapo were out in Minneapolis hunting for Ecuadorians to try to kidnap and send to concentration camps."
  – Jordan Chariton ([01:32])

• "Here you'll see children and women chanting let us out at the Dilley concentration camp... This looks like a scene right out of 1930s Germany."
  – Jordan Chariton ([06:31])

• "You raise your voice, I raise your voice. If I raise my voice, you'll erase my voice. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Are you serious?"
  – ICE Agent to Legal Observer ([16:09])

• "Empathy needs to win over those people on the fence, where it's not affecting them now. And we need to do something altogether."
  – Minneapolis ICE Protester ([16:55])

• "Stop worrying about who's going to vote for them. Stop worrying about their constituents... We need to see action and passion from our leaders."
  – Minneapolis ICE Protester ([17:56])

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Timestamps for Major Segments

• [01:32] – Report of ICE invading Ecuadorian consulate
• [04:40] – Leaked footage of ICE concentration camps (Baltimore & Dilley, TX)
• [07:23] – Ecuador’s official statement and escalation
• [11:21] – Status Coup journalist assaulted by Border Patrol
• [13:58] – Local prosecutors coordinate against ICE/Border Patrol abuses
• [15:50] – ICE agents taunt protesters, escalate conflict
• [16:55] – Protesters reflect on new activism and calls for action
• [17:45] – Congressman Ro Khanna to introduce bill to defund ICE

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Conclusion

The episode provides a blistering, emotional account of the crisis unfolding in Minneapolis and across American detention centers, connecting personal stories, international law, and aggressive protest with a call for decisive political action. The Meidas brothers and their on-the-ground partners highlight the power of collective organizing while urging listeners not to look away from the urgent fight for democracy and human rights.

Transcript

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[Jordan Chariton]

Breaking loose as Donald Trump's ICE Gestapo attempted to invade the Ecuadorian consulate in Minneapolis. This is a massive violation of international law. It violates the Vienna Convention of Consular Relations 1963, which clearly states that you cannot just go in and invade or break into or try to access a consulate inside your country unless you've been given permission. Unless you've been given the right of entry, which these Trump regime ICE Gestapo did not have. Instead, these Trump ICE Gestapo were out in Minneapolis hunting for Ecuadorians to try to kidnap and send to concentration camps. These Ecuadorians or these individuals who were hiding from ICE were inside the Ecuador Consulate when there was this effort to barge in from. Unfortunately, the people who were at that consulate stopped ICE from doing it. They said get out, get out of here while ICE tried to break in and fortunately ICE left. I'm going to show you the video of it in a moment. Now, this is a massive international crisis. Ecuador has lodged a formal notice of protest against the United States. The US Is once again being condemned by the international community for violating Trump clear cut international law. And even though Greg Bevino has purportedly been removed as the head of border Patrol and now Tom Homan has been moved into Minneapolis and Minnesota, the Trump regime is still engaged in these crimes against humanity, these violations of international law, this terroristic conduct. Let me show you what happened as Trump's ICE Gestapo attempted to invade the Ecuadorian consulate. Let's watch this video right here.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

You. Relax. Relax.

[Podcast Host]

Okay.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

Relax. And if you touch me out, I will grab. If you touch me, I will grab you. Okay?

[Podcast Host]

Okay.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

You cannot.

[Jordan Chariton]

Now, more crimes against humanity have been documented as well. I want to share this with you. This is leaked video footage from inside an ICE detention center in Baltimore, Maryland. It shows 50 people crammed into a cell with no beds or bathrooms. We know that the conditions at these detention centers, these concentration camps, are absolutely horrible. I'll show you in a little bit what's been going on at the Dilley Detention center or concentration camp in Texas where attorneys who were trying to meet with their clients who have been locked up at that detention center have been prevented from accessing it. Lawmakers, Democratic senators and House members have been prevented from accessing the Dilley detention Center. And you could quite literally hear the screams and the crying for help of the people inside the detention center. And when a drone flew above it. These people are dressed like they're in the Squid games. The migrants are dreaded. It is so ghoulish looking. Let me show you what it looked like inside this Baltimore, Maryland detention center at 31 Hopkins Plaza. Let me show you this. Let's play this clip.

[Podcast Host]

Baltimore.

[Jordan Chariton]

Now, here you'll see children and women chanting let us out. At the Dilley concentration camp or detention center that has been set up in Texas. I mean, this looks like a scene right out of 1930s Germany. Here, play this clip right here. I'll give you another angle of that detention center. A lawyer went up to visit one of his clients at this detention center. He was not allowed in. You can hear the screams from behind the walls at the detention center. Let's play this video right here.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

I'm outside. I'm outside.

[Jordan Chariton]

Well, folks, we're getting a statement right now from Ecuador about the attempted invasion by Donald Trump's ICE Gestapo. So this comes from Ecuador. They said yesterday morning. This morning. Yesterday morning, though, the consul of Ecuador in Minneapolis reported that at about 11am in an agent of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement attempted to enter the facilities of the consulate. Immediately. The consulate officials prevented the entry of the ICE officer to the consular headquarters, thus ensuring the protection of the Ecuadorians who were in that moment at the consular headquarters and activating the protocols of emergency issued by the Ministry of Foreign affairs and Human Mobility. Therefore, the Chancellor of the Republic presented immediately a note of protest to the embassy of the United States in Ecuador. So that acts of this nature do not be repeated in any of the consular offices of Ecuador in the United States. I mean, just think of this reprehensible conduct being committed by the United States. We've got footage now from Status Coup, our partners on the ground in Minneapolis. A reminder, subscribe to the Status Coup YouTube page, subscribe to their substack, and also double check and make sure you're subscribed to the Midas Touch YouTube page as well. You'll see here this was from a few days ago, but we're just getting this footage now. It's been loaded. You'll see journalists who are out there filming what looks to be like a war zone. I mean, this looks like it's Fallujah or something. And you'll see these border patrol Gestapo with their weapons shooting at the journalists what are called less lethal munition rounds at point blank range, which could kill people, which has caused people to go blind before. Watch what the Status Coup reporters were able to document. It is so critical that we share this with you. Here, play this clip.

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[Jordan Chariton]

Now, in this next video clip from Status Coup, this was taken three days ago on January 25th. You'll see these Border Patrol Gestapo attacking the Status Coup reporter Tina Berg. They push her to the ground. They then throw gaseous toxic substances at her, causing her to choke. It's quite horrific to watch what just went down. But Status Coup, they're courageous. Teen is so courageous, they've documented this so we could be able to see what went down in this moment. Here, play this clip.

[Podcast Host]

Get off. Get up.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

I'm dead.

[Podcast Host]

I'm.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

Go.

[Podcast Host]

Just go. Just go.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

Go, go, go. We go. Go.

[Podcast Host]

Get out. Get out of there.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

Okay.

[Podcast Host]

Go, go. Come on. Come on. Get out of here.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

We have to keep going. Come on.

[Podcast Host]

We have to keep going. I know. Come here.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

We're almost safe. We're almost safe. Come on. You gotta get over here. Have you guys called 911 when these people started destroying this hotel?

[Podcast Host]

We're pressed. We just documented. We just documented. That's it. That's all we do.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

That's nice of you. So walk around the block. Okay.

[Podcast Host]

All right. All right.

[Jordan Chariton]

It's worth noting as well as I show you clips like that, that there has now been a group that's been form the fight against federal overreach, which is a national coalition of locally elected top prosecutors. And they've announced that they will be coordinating with each other about how to push back against the ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo surge. How they address the warrantless entries, unlawful detentions, coercive enforcement tactics and other constitutional violations. And specifically also plan how they will be prosecuting ICE and Border Patrol Gestapo within the statute of limitations after the Trump regime is over, keeping records, keeping logs of all of these ICE and Border Patrol terrorists. I wanted to bring that up as well. Speaking of ICE And Border Patrol terrorists. I want to share this with you as well as there were peaceful protests outside of a hotel where the ICE and Border Patrol were staying. Peaceful protests. Were the protesters loud? Sure. But you'll see these ICE agents going to the window, giving the middle finger to the protesters and exposing themselves to the protesters. Now, we're going to censor out the exposing part, but I want you to watch as this gang, as this group of thugs, ICE and Border Patrol thugs, give the middle finger to the protesters. I want you to think about the just despicable psyche of. Of these people here. Play this clip. And then I also want to show you this video, which has gone viral. You may have seen it elsewhere. It's an ICE agent telling a legal observer that if he raises his voice, that ICE will erase your voice.

[Podcast Host]

Horrible.

[Jordan Chariton]

You replay this clip, I will tell you this, brother.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

What you know, I will tell you this. You raise your voice, I raise your voice. If I raise my voice, you'll erase my voice. Exactly. Yeah. Yeah. Are you serious? You said, if I raise my voice, you'll erase my voice.

[Jordan Chariton]

And finally, to me, this clip really resonated, and I know it will resonate with you. Here's a Minneapolis ICE protester dressed as a walrus. And he says, I was just a nerdy gamer guy. I wasn't political at all. But what transpired here in Minneapolis has made me political, has made me want to do something, has made me want to get involved. He goes, I want to go back and be a nerdy gamer again, but I had to come out here and help my community watch this.

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

I've been working, trying to fight this. I was a just a nerdy gamer guy that would like to go back to just playing video games with friends. But until we get the ICE out of Minnesota and hopefully abolished, I'm going to continue fighting because this is ridiculous. And I never thought I'd be a political activist. That's, you know, my parents, we're, you know, we were well off, and so we didn't have to worry about it being white. You don't have to worry about it being a male. You don't have to worry about it being straight. We didn't have to worry about it, but it's gotten to a point where empathy needs to win over those people on the fence, where it's not affecting them now. And we need to do something altogether. And I think that's what's so big about this moment right now in Minnesota is we're showing up. Everybody is showing up. No matter where we're from.

[Interviewer]

Right. So we spoke with Congressman Ro Khanna yesterday. One of the things that he told us is that he is going to introduce a bill to defund ice. What are your thoughts on that?

[Minneapolis ICE Protester]

Needs to happen faster, but I appreciate this stuff forward. It feels like our government is way too slow right now, hence why we're out in the streets yelling for change. And the faster we can shut ICE down with the legal processes, I think the faster we can rebuild. And I'm hoping for that track for our government here because right now we're veering off the rails. Trump's ignoring all the legal court orders, his department. Everything he's doing is showing he does not care about the rules. And we need some of our politicians to start fighting back, taking their gloves off as well. Stop worrying about who's going to vote for them. Stop worrying about their constituents trying to get those moderate voters. We need to see action and passion from our leaders.

[Jordan Chariton]

There you have it, folks. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million and thanks for watching.

[Podcast Host]

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