The House Homeland Security Committee is set to vote on an impeachment resolution targeting Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on January 31. This move comes as authorities arrested migrants overnight at Shelby Park, a public park near the border in Eagle Pass, Texas. In an attempt to assert its authority in the ongoing dispute with the Biden administration, Texas has taken control of Shelby Park and deployed military personnel and equipment there.
Under the Operation Lone Star border initiative launched by Governor Abbott last year, Texas has been able to enforce state law for criminal trespass and arrest migrants in areas where land donors have granted them authority. However, it is worth noting that Border Patrol is not permitted to enforce federal immigration law in Shelby Park. This action by Texas underscores the state's decision to take matters into its own hands and prioritize the enforcement of state law before federal immigration laws.
