US EditionTrump administration cannot force states to supply food stamp data, US judge rules
A judge blocked USDA funding cuts to 22 states over SNAP data demands citing likely legal violations and data security risks affecting about 42 million recipients.
- On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction stopping the U.S. Department of Agriculture from cutting administrative SNAP funding to 22 Democratic-led states and barred the agency from halting payments based on recent data demands.
- In recent months, USDA sent letters renewing data requests in November and December, prompting the 22 Democratic-led states to sue, arguing the demands violated privacy and the Constitution.
- U.S. District Judge Chesney expressed concern that the department's data-security protocols could permit improper sharing with unauthorized entities, despite 28 states, largely led by Republicans, submitting the data the USDA sought.
- The ruling represents a second judicial rebuff to the administration's data demands and temporarily shields states from funding cuts affecting about 42 million SNAP beneficiaries.
- Legal observers say the case could set limits on federal data-collection and sharing practices tied to President Donald Trump's May executive order under the USDA data-sharing initiative.
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Trump administration cannot force states to supply food stamp data, US judge rules
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump's administration from cutting off funding for 22 Democratic-led states to administer food stamp benefits unless they turned over data on millions of people who received the aid.
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Trump Administration Cannot Force States to Provide Food Stamp Data: Judge
The Trump administration cannot force states to provide data on people who applied for and received food stamps through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a federal judge ruled on Feb. 26. Demands by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in recent months for records that would enable officials to identify food stamp applicants and recipients, including their names and Social Security numbers, are likely contrary to…
Judge rules Trump admin cannot force states to supply food stamp data
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from cutting off funding for 22 Democratic-led states to administer food stamp benefits unless they turned over data on millions of people who received the aid. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney in San Francisco issued a preliminary injunction barring the U.S. Department of Agriculture from...
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