Impeachment Resolution Against Trump

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Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) has once again moved to impeach President Trump, renewing his long-running effort to remove the president from office as Democrats weigh how aggressively they want to challenge the administration heading into the 2026 midterm elections.

Green introduced a resolution Monday accusing Trump of committing “high crimes and misdemeanors” in violation of the presidential oath to uphold the Constitution. The resolution specifically targets the administration’s use of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), accusing the agencies of operating as what Green describes as “quota-driven” paramilitary forces.

The move comes as Democrats have increasingly criticized the administration’s immigration enforcement policies following several fatal encounters involving federal immigration officers and Border Patrol agents. Among the cases cited by Green is the January shooting death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen in Minneapolis. Weeks later, Border Patrol agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, another 37-year-old U.S. citizen and intensive care nurse, in the same city.

Green’s resolution also points to the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant who was killed by an ICE officer in Houston. The Texas Democrat argues that the administration’s immigration policies have infringed on constitutional protections involving free speech, freedom of the press, privacy, due process and equal protection.

“President Trump has used ICE and CBP to suppress the First Amendment rights to free speech and a free press,” Green’s resolution states, while also accusing the administration of allowing or encouraging unlawful searches, excessive force, unjustified detentions and killings.

This is far from Green’s first attempt to impeach Trump. The congressman has repeatedly pushed impeachment resolutions even when Democratic leadership has shown little interest in pursuing them.

In June 2025, Green introduced articles of impeachment over Trump’s decision to launch U.S. strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities without first seeking authorization from Congress. Green ultimately forced the House to vote on the measure, but it was overwhelmingly rejected, 344-79, with most Democrats joining Republicans in voting it down.

Green also became the first Democrat to bring impeachment articles against Trump during the president’s first term, doing so before Democratic leaders had embraced the effort. His earlier resolution accused Trump of inflaming racial tensions following the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The congressman has remained one of Trump’s most persistent congressional opponents. Earlier this year, Green was escorted from the House chamber during Trump’s State of the Union address after holding up a sign criticizing an AI-generated video Trump had posted depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.

Green’s political future has also changed considerably. He lost the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District in May to Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas), meaning his latest impeachment effort comes as he prepares to leave Congress.

The resolution faces steep odds of advancing, particularly given Green’s history of unsuccessful impeachment attempts and the broader political calculations Democrats face ahead of the midterms. Whether the latest effort gains any significant support among House Democrats remains to be seen.