States Sue to Block Feds From Sharing Personal Data of Millions Who Receive Social Service Benefits
The states say the policy would expose TANF recipients’ Social Security numbers and incomes and could deter eligible families from applying.
- On Monday, a coalition of 23 state attorneys general and two governors sued the Trump administration in Washington to block a new policy allowing federal agencies access to sensitive personal data of families enrolled in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
- Announced in June, the Administration for Children and Families' policy allows sharing recipient records with agencies like Homeland Security to verify citizenship or immigration status, which plaintiffs claim ignores established data-sharing restrictions.
- The lawsuit argues the notice violates the Constitution's spending clause, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Computer Matching Act, claiming federal law places eligibility verification authority with states, not the federal government.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday that families "shouldn't worry that accessing the help they need may result in the exploitation of their personal information," while New York Attorney General Letitia James condemned the policy.
- The federally funded program provides over $16 billion annually to help low-income families with housing, food and medical care, while the policy is set to take effect August 11, raising stakes for vulnerable recipients.
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States sue to block feds from sharing personal data of millions who receive social service benefits - Regional Media News
More than 20 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Monday to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families. The case is the latest legal action between states and the federal government over the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which like other public programs have come under scrutiny from the Trump administratio…
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States sue Trump administration over plan to share antipoverty program data
A group of mostly Democratic-led states is challenging a Trump administration rule that would force them to provide data on people receiving antipoverty benefits. (Photo by Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)The Trump administration’s demand for states to provide Social Security numbers, immigration status, and other private information on low-income residents who receive cash benefits is improper and unconstitutional, a group of mostly Dem…
24 States Sue Trump Admin Over Move To Share Welfare Recipients' Personal Data - Tampa Free Press
A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia is suing the Trump administration over a new policy that would allow federal officials to access and share sensitive personal information belonging to millions of low-income families. The legal challenge centers on a June policy change by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) expanding […] 24 States Sue Trump Admin Over Move To Share Welfare Recipients’ Personal Data
Civil organizations accuse Trump administration of sharing confidential information about low-income families with immigration agencies
Inside New York's multistate lawsuit over sharing TANF data
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined several other state leaders in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration to block a federal rule that would allow the sharing of private personal data from welfare recipients with various agencies and private entities.
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