The green, white and red-striped flag of Mexico has become an emerging symbol of resistance in ongoing protests that erupted in Los Angeles over the weekend against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Photos and videos of Mexican flag-carrying protesters demonstrating amid fires and law enforcement in tactical gear have circulated online and in traditional media, drawing the ire of key members of President Trump's administration.

One prominent image shows a masked Mexican flag bearer on a dirt bike riding circles around a burning car.

"Insurrectionists carrying foreign flags are attacking immigration enforcement officers, while one half of America's political leadership has decided that border enforcement is evil," Vice President Vance wrote on the social media platform X on Saturday.

Stephen Miller, a top Trump aide and immigration hardliner, posted multiple images on social media Sunday of protesters waving Mexican flags and also described the L.A. disruption as an "insurrection."

"What is the correct term to describe foreign nationals, waving foreign flags, rioting and obstructing federal law enforcement attempting to expel illegal foreign invaders?" Miller

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