Karol G Warned Not to Speak About ICE or Risk Losing Visa. She Plans to Do So Anyway

Karol G wants to be more vocal about politics, even though she says her team regularly warns her against it. “People will say, ‘It’s better you don’t,'” the Latin pop star told Playboy in a new  cover interview. “Why? Because if you say the thing, maybe the next day you’ll get a call: ‘Hey, we are taking your visa away.’ You become bait, because some people want to show their power.”

The Colombian Grammy-winner is set to become the first Latina to headline Coachella at this year’s festival. Because of the size of the audience, in person and globally, there’s high potential that Karol G will make a definitive statement. “I have a huge stage, and that’s why I want to wait, and if someone was ever to do something to me, I want to stand firmly on my stage for my community,” Karol G said. “So that’s why I may have to be more careful, and wait for my turn, and ensure that, through that opportunity, I can talk and represent something more.”

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Karol G said she has yet to speak out, even with a simple “ICE Out,” because she wants to contribute to a much bigger conversation. “What impact does it really have to say ‘ICE Out’ versus something else that can have a real impact on my community?” she asked.

In particular, Karol G acknowledged that her “team would kill” her for saying “ICE Out.” “But I’m willing to say it,” she said. “If I’m being honest with you, it’s something that crosses the line of what I have to do to protect myself. But at the end of the day, what is my role if I’m in this position?”

Fellow Latin superstar Bad Bunny spoke out explicitly against ICE at the 2026 Grammys while accepting the award for Best Música Urbana Album, for DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. “Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say: ICE out,” he stated, drawing a standing ovation. “We’re not savage, we’re not animals, we’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.”

Karol G has previously spoken out against inequality, specifically the patriarchal standards of the music industry. “For years, I heard that women do not do reggaeton,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2021. “Reggaeton and urban music belong to men, but as a woman, you belong to men… Women are on a whole other level now. We are well prepared to lead. We’ve earned it, and we will fight for it.”