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 ...

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 ...

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

Protesters have embraced the flag to reassert Mexican American identity, while some conservatives have used protest images featuring the Mexican flag to frame the demonstration with anti-American ...

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 1800s.