Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson says illegal immigrants 'deserve' to vote

Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson sparked controversy Sunday after appearing to suggest that illegal immigrants should have the right to vote, while pledging free legal support and expanded protections for undocumented residents during a large anti-ICE rally in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, site of the deadly 2020 autonomous zone.

Speaking to a crowd of organizers estimated at 6,500 people, Wilson framed immigration enforcement as a moral crisis and described Seattle as belonging to everyone regardless of immigration status.
 

NEW: At an anti-ICE rally, Socialist Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said, "Whatever the status of your immigration paperwork, this is your city. You deserve to be safe, to live a dignified life, and to have a say in your government."

Is she saying she wants illegal aliens to vote?… pic.twitter.com/N9jaC1cd5e

— Ari Hoffman 🎗 (@thehoffather) January 12, 2026