Texas Rep. Al Green is once again trying to impeach President Donald Trump. On Monday, he announced in a nearly two-minute video posted on X that he filed a new resolution accusing the president of high crimes and misdemeanors. The move immediately drew pushback from conservatives, who blasted his decision online.
While standing outside the U.S. Capitol with a copy of the 27-page document, H.Res. 1486, in his hand, Green said that he would be discussing the resolution in greater detail in the coming days. The Democratic congressman insisted that his latest impeachment effort had nothing to do with political parties or ideology, but rather with “right and wrong.”
“They are about four people who have lost their lives, and there appears to be a cover-up,” Green stated. “These articles will give some details about the cover-up, but also about how ICE and CBP have become organizations operating under the hand of the president that literally have become judge, jury, prosecutor, and executioner when it comes to the lives of people in this country.”
Green’s resolution names Renée Good, Alex Pretti, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero as four people it alleges were unjustly killed by federal immigration officers. The resolution characterizes ICE and CBP as “vicious” and “unaccountable” forces operating with secrecy.
Green also claimed that Trump is “overseeing and defending [the] unjustified killings” carried out by the agencies and accused him of “abusing the powers of the presidency” through them.
“President Trump is brazenly and wantonly devolving the United States Democratic republic into an authoritarian regime,” the resolution reads. “Under President Trump, ICE and CBP operate with impunity while armed with military grade weapons and control vast resources provided by taxpayers to fund President Trump’s anti-democracy agenda.”
Good and Pretti, both 37-year-old U.S. citizens, were reportedly fatally shot by federal immigration officers in separate incidents in Minneapolis in January. Months later, 52-year-old Mexican immigrant Araujo was killed by an ICE officer during a traffic stop in Houston, while Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian immigrant, was fatally shot during another traffic stop in Maine.
The circumstances surrounding the shootings have been disputed in some cases. Following Araujo’s death, for instance, federal authorities reportedly said he used his vehicle against officers and that the ICE officer fired in self-defense. His family and witnesses challenged that account, while local prosecutors sought to conduct their own investigation into the shooting.
Green argued in the resolution that Trump’s conduct warrants impeachment, a Senate trial and his removal from office.
Critics Say Green Is Wasting His Time
On X, critics are dismissing the latest impeachment effort and questioning why Green continues to pursue Trump.
“I’m dying here… this is just ridiculous!” one netizen wrote. Another told Green, “You’re a joke. Articles of impeachment are baseless and you will just look like a bigger fool.” A third added, “You are trying one last attempt to impeach a good man. It’s not gonna work.”
“This is just another personal vendetta against Trump! This won’t go anywhere, your [sic] wasting taxpayers money!” another person said. Someone else mocked, “A president has to have committed actual crimes, not hurt your feelings. That doesn’t count.”
Others suggested that Green should spend his time working on issues that would help Americans rather than pursuing another impeachment effort. “Wow, you democrats have nothing to do. You are only the 200th democrat to do this. I think the drawer is full,” one commenter remarked. Another urged, “Spend your time with something more productive that’s going to help the people.”
Not everyone was against Green’s latest move, however. One supporter praised the congressman, writing, “I salute you, Rep. Green. You have the courage and honor few of your other colleagues do. Thank you so much.”
Green has made several unsuccessful attempts to impeach Trump. During Trump’s first term, the Texas congressman repeatedly pursued impeachment, including efforts that forced House votes in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
