Dramatic footage of a masked protester on a dirt bike waving a Mexican flag as he performs donuts around a blazing car in Los Angeles has become a symbol of the anti-ICE riots in the city.

Mexico’s green, white and red flag has become a defining symbol of the protests in Los Angeles.

But the reality is that the mass Mexican flag-waving isn’t just a PR blunder. They aren’t just waving those flags because they don’t want to be deported back to Mexico.

If you are protesting and rioting to remain in the United States, why wave a Mexican flag? This phenomenon is tied to a particular ideology.

Supporters and opponents of the Los Angeles protesters see the prominence of the Mexican flag in different contexts.

These are the people flying flags from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, South Korea and other places during the Los Angeles protests.

In a region that is nearly 50% Latino, Los Angeles has long been a stage for what happens when marginalized communities push back.

Dramatic footage of a masked protester on a dirt bike waving a Mexican flag as he performs donuts around a blazing car in Los Angeles has become a symbol of the anti-ICE riots in the city. The ...

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s green, white and red flag has become a defining symbol of the protests in Los Angeles. Demonstrators have waved flags from Mexico and other Latin American ...