Washington, March 23 -- Congresswoman Julie Johnson issued the following press release:

As the Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded, Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32) announced the introduction of the DHS Oversight and Accountability Act (https://juliejohnson.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/juliejohnson.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/johnso_089_xml.pdf) to ensure that Americans and congressional offices can continue to access critical oversight and constituent services from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), even during a government shutdown.

"I visited ICE's Dallas Field Office to demand answers for my constituent, Mohammed Nazeer Paktiawal, who tragically died in ICE custody this past weekend. While I was able to ...