A US lawmaker filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden on Tuesday alleging that his southern border policies make him unfit for office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The motion, filed by Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, charges Biden with abuse of power and dereliction of duty in \u201cpresiding over an executive branch that has continually, overtly, and consistently refused to enforce the Nation\u2019s immigration laws and secure the southern border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boebert told Fox News that she encouraged her party, which currently has a majority in the House of Representatives, to act on the allegations but that she was willing to move forward on her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf the committees and\/or leadership does not step up and actually do something about the president\u2019s failure \u2026 then I will call my legislation, my articles of impeachment for a privileged motion,\u201d Boebert told the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The lawmaker sought to impeach Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in 2021 over the administration\u2019s handling of the crisis in Afghanistan and ultimate withdrawal of US troops from the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another Republican legislator, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, also seeks to have Biden removed from office and announced her own charges against the president last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both congresswomen described the influx of illegal immigrants entering the US via Mexico as an \u201cinvasion.\u201d They complained about the practice of releasing aliens on American soil pending a court hearing of their cases and linked a perceived lack of border control with the surge in fentanyl overdoses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, Republican Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles introduced another motion to impeach the Democratic leader. Ogles alleges that Biden has \u201cweaponized\u201d the executive branch to protect \u201cthe business and influence peddling schemes\u201d of his family from public scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n