Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, announced Monday that he will force a vote on impeaching President Donald Trump, citing the federal immigration officers' killing of two U.S. citizens earlier this year. Green, who has previously protested Trump, introduced a privileged resolution, a mechanism allowing any lawmaker to compel the full chamber to consider a measure within two legislative days. This requires House GOP leaders to hold a vote on the resolution by the end of Wednesday.
This effort by Green, who is retiring from Congress, is expected to become a political challenge for Democrats campaigning to regain control of the House and Senate in the November midterm elections. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has largely avoided the impeachment issue, stating that Democrats are focused on addressing concerns like the cost of living. Jeffries and 127 other House Democrats previously voted against a similar impeachment effort by Green in June 2025.
Green has been a vocal critic of Trump, having been removed from Trump's addresses to joint sessions of Congress on multiple occasions. During one address, he waved his cane and shouted, and at another, he held a sign criticizing racial comparisons. Democratic leaders have indicated that if they win the midterms, they anticipate a series of investigations into the Trump administration and its associates.
However, Green believes no delay is necessary. In a letter to his colleagues, he argued that "overwhelming evidence" demonstrates Trump is "unfit and dangerous to our democracy." The resolution labels Trump a "great threat to democracy and the Constitution for current high crimes and misdemeanors," specifically referencing the deaths of two American citizens during a federal crackdown on illegal immigration.