Why Los Angeles protesters fly the Mexican flag. Southern California demonstrators are continuing the long tradition of hoisting the red, white and green flag during times of anti-immigrant sentiment.

On Friday, President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico broadly criticized images of disturbances on U.S. streets that featured the Mexican flag as a “provocation.” By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega ...

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 countries, as well as US flags ...

The foremost image of the L.A. riots so far is a masked motorcyclist holding a Mexican flag as he does donuts around a burning car with smoke billowing in the air and police cars in the background.

So when people carry the flag, it’s really a symbol of pride and a symbol of ‘We’re not going to be ashamed to claim our heritage, our Mexican heritage. We’re not going to be bullied to ...

"The flag is a cultural expression of who they are. This is a free country and we have that right. If they want to take away that right, just say it's illegal for brown people to wave their flags." ...

Some Latino activists say the Mexican flag is being used by people who were in this land before it was part of the United States. California was part of Mexico until the 1800's.

The Mexican flag emerges as a symbol of identity and protest in Los Angeles, California, reflecting immigrant contributions and backlash against federal ICE raids.

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism.

The Mexican flag emerges as a symbol of identity and protest in Los Angeles, California, reflecting immigrant contributions and backlash against federal ICE raids.

Protests in Los Angeles risk repeating history. Mexican flags at demonstrations can alienate allies and shift focus from constitutional rights to division.

Case in point: a National Review headline calling the Mexican flag the “Confederate banner of the L.A. riots.” Protesters’ prominent use of the flag evokes photos from more than 30 years ago, when ...