This is ridiculous.
A Democratic congressman has launched a new effort to impeach President Donald Trump, putting the politically explosive issue back before Congress just months ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Rep. Al Green of Texas introduced new articles of impeachment Monday, accusing Trump of abusing presidential power through his administration’s immigration enforcement policies.
The move does not mean Trump has been impeached, nor does it guarantee that the Republican-controlled House will hold an impeachment vote. Green has pursued similar efforts against Trump before, only to see them rejected by large margins.
Still, the latest resolution puts impeachment back into the national conversation at a critical moment for both parties.
Green Targets Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Green’s resolution focuses heavily on the Trump administration’s use of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
The Texas Democrat alleges that Trump’s handling of the two agencies amounts to an abuse of presidential authority and violates the president’s constitutional oath.
Green uses particularly severe language in the resolution, characterizing ICE and CBP as unaccountable enforcement forces operating under Trump’s direction.
Those descriptions are Green’s allegations and political arguments. They have not been established as judicial findings against Trump.
The dispute comes as the Trump administration continues to make immigration enforcement and border security major priorities of the president’s second term.
Trump and Republicans have argued that tougher enforcement is necessary to uphold federal immigration law, remove dangerous offenders and restore order after years of controversy surrounding the southern border.
Democrats, however, have increasingly challenged the administration over how those policies are being carried out.
Fatal Encounters Fuel Democratic Criticism
Green’s resolution points to several deadly encounters involving federal immigration authorities.
Among them is the January death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen from Minneapolis who was fatally shot by an immigration officer.
Weeks later, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old American citizen and intensive care nurse, was killed during an encounter involving Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis.
More recently, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant, was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Houston.
The incidents have fueled demands from Democrats for changes to federal immigration enforcement practices.
Green goes further.
His impeachment resolution alleges that Trump’s immigration policies have resulted in violations of constitutional protections involving free speech, freedom of the press, privacy, unreasonable searches, excessive force, due process and equal protection.
Again, those claims represent allegations made in Green’s impeachment resolution rather than established findings that Trump personally violated those constitutional provisions.
This Isn’t Green’s First Attempt
For Americans who followed Trump’s first term, Green’s latest impeachment campaign will sound familiar.
The Texas Democrat has spent years pursuing efforts to remove Trump from office.
In June 2025, Green introduced an impeachment article following U.S. strikes against three Iranian nuclear facilities. He argued that Trump improperly ordered the military action without first obtaining authorization from Congress.
Green eventually forced the House to deal with his proposal.
The result wasn’t close.
Lawmakers voted 344-79 to kill the effort, with Republicans joined by most House Democrats, including senior Democratic leaders.
That overwhelming defeat illustrates the enormous obstacle Green faces if he hopes to turn his latest resolution into an actual impeachment of the president.
Green Has Challenged Trump For Years
Green’s efforts date all the way back to Trump’s first presidency.
During Trump’s first year in office, Green became the first Democrat to force impeachment articles onto the House floor, acting well before Democratic leadership supported impeaching the president.
At the time, Green accused Trump of contributing to racial tensions following the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
His confrontations with Trump have continued during the president’s second term.
Earlier this year, Green was escorted from the House chamber during Trump’s State of the Union address after displaying a sign reading, “BLACK PEOPLE AREN’T APES.”
The protest followed controversy surrounding a since-deleted AI-generated video Trump had posted depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes.
Green Is Leaving Congress
There is another major factor hanging over the new impeachment effort: Green’s own political future.
The longtime congressman lost the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to Rep. Christian Menefee in May.
Green is therefore approaching the end of his congressional tenure, raising questions about how much support he can build for another attempt to impeach Trump before leaving Washington.
His previous efforts have struggled to attract anything close to the votes required.
What Happens Next?
Introducing articles of impeachment is only an early step.
Trump has not been impeached as a result of Green’s announcement.
For that to happen, at least one article would need to receive majority support in the House of Representatives. If the House approved an article, the matter would then move to the Senate for a trial.
Removing a president from office requires conviction by a two-thirds majority of senators present.
Given the current political makeup of Congress and Green’s previous 344-79 defeat, there is no indication at this stage that his latest effort has enough support to remove Trump from office.
That makes the political fallout potentially more important than the immediate procedural consequences.
Impeachment Returns Ahead Of The Midterms
The timing could create a difficult decision for Democrats.
With control of Congress at stake in November, Democratic candidates must determine whether another Trump impeachment campaign will energize their base or allow Republicans to portray the party as consumed by its opposition to the president.
Republicans are likely to argue that voters would rather see Congress concentrate on the economy, inflation, immigration, crime and national security.
Democrats supporting Green’s effort, meanwhile, can argue that Congress has a constitutional responsibility to investigate what they consider abuses of executive authority.
That debate could become increasingly important as Election Day approaches.
For now, Green has officially renewed the impeachment fight against Trump.
Whether the rest of the Democratic Party follows him is the much bigger question.