Orlando D. Mayorquin

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Shawn Hubler |Orlando D. Mayorquin

Las imágenes de banderas mexicanas en las protestas contra las redadas se han hecho virales. Muchos manifestantes dicen estar conscientes de la reacción política entre los conservadores, pero no piensan dejar de ondearlas. A medida que las imágenes de las protestas en el sur de California han inundado la televisión y las redes sociales en días recientes, una pregunta clave ha surgido: ¿Por qué tantos manifestantes llevan banderas de México en una protesta política estadounidense?

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jill Cowan |Orlando D. Mayorquin |Livia Albeck-Ripka |Mimi Dwyer

news analysisWhen Gavin Newsom stepped in front of a camera Tuesday evening, he was a California governor addressing his constituents as a crisis of civil disorder gripped pockets of Los Angeles. But by the time Mr. Newsom was finished, it was clear the governor was speaking not only to his state but to his country, and his beleaguered party.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Shawn Hubler |Orlando D. Mayorquin

10 hours agoWatch: Trump says people who burn the American flag ‘should go to jail for a year’Donald Trump says that anyone who burns the American flag should be thrown in prison. The president made the remarks at Fort Bragg on Tuesday (10 June) during a celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Army. During his speech, Trump boasted about the thousands of troops he’s deployed in Los Angeles amid protests over his administration’s immigration raids.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Shawn Hubler |Orlando D. Mayorquin

Images of Los Angeles protesters waving Mexican flags have gone viral in conservative circles this week. Many protesters say they are aware of the political reaction but won't put their flags away. As images of protests in Southern California have flooded television and social media in recent days, a key question has emerged: Why are so many protesters carrying Mexican flags at an American political protest?

2 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Jesus Jimenez |Jesús Jiménez |Orlando D. Mayorquin |Mimi Dwyer |Francesca Regalado

Hundreds of Marines were expected to take up positions in Los Angeles on Tuesday, joining National Guard troops there and sharpening an extraordinary confrontation between the White House and California leaders over the response to protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The 700 Marines were being sent to protect federal law enforcement officers and property in greater Los Angeles, the U.S. military’s Northern Command said in a statement.