False2025-06
What is circulating
“Posts claimed Rep. Maxine Waters "calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles."”
Claimed by Facebook posts · social media
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim False. In her full remarks outside the Metropolitan Detention Center on June 8, 2025, Waters spoke about considering citizenship for immigrants generally, not for every undocumented protester. Her related social media post called for due process.