If you are protesting and rioting to remain in the United States, why wave a Mexican flag? That’s the question frequently being asked as Los Angeles continues to be wracked by violent protests that ...

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

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

The flag of Mexico has emerged as a symbol at the L.A. protests Some protesters in LA have been waving the Mexican flag, drawing criticism from conservatives.

In that context, the Mexican flag isn’t necessarily a symbol of separation or rejection. Sometimes, it’s a claim: We are both. We are Mexican and American, not divided but layered.

A protester waves a Mexican flag on top of a car near the metropolitan detention center, Monday, June 9, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. | Eric Thayer/AP.

Protesters hold anti-ICE signs and a Mexican flag during clashes between police and demonstrators on June 8. ... “It existed as a peripheral holding of the Spanish Empire, ...

Elizabeth Torres, 36, held a Mexican flag outside the detention center in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning. “I am a very proud American,” said Ms. Torres, whose grandparents immigrated ...

Protestors in Los Angeles are using Mexican flags as a symbol of resistance against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, drawing ire from key members of the administration.

A long-time magnet for controversy. The current Mexican flag was officially adopted by the country in 1968, though variations have been used since Mexico’s war of independence from Spain in the ...

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 ...