Egypt's NYC Consulate Shows One Way to Control Visitor Access

Behind those security doors no one can hear you scream. https://t.co/zXC0yvjk5z

— TSB (@TweetingTSB) August 21, 2025

Some security types call it a sally port, others some call it a Compound Access Control facility. By whatever name, it's the protected space where people who walk off the street seeking access to a secured facility can be identified and inspected before they are either admitted or turned away.

Egypt showed us an unusually kinetic access denial when it put the boots to those protestors at its New York City consulate. If I may say so, that reception exceeded even what NYC once accepted when the city was cleaned up during Giuliani Time.  

Egypt can get away with that kind of thing because a declared diplomatic premise such as its consulate is not subject to the criminal jurisdiction of the host country. For all you private sector entities who have to deal with your own unruly protestors, Don't Try This at Home.