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

Many outraged Mexican readers pointed out that it is against the law in Mexico to alter the image of the flag – a law that didn’t deter Mexican newspapers from printing the cartoon.

The Mexican flag was a lightning rod during the 1994 movement against California’s Proposition 187, which sought to bar undocumented immigrants from accessing education, ...

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 ...

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 ...

How the Mexican flag became the symbol of the LA protests ‘I have to show support also for our Mexican brothers and sisters,’ one demonstrator said. Michelle Del Rey. in Washington, D.C.