US EditionUS judge blocks Trump administration from suspending food aid benefits
Judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island blocked SNAP cuts affecting over 40 million Americans, requiring use of $6 billion emergency funds amid the federal shutdown.
- On Friday, two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use contingency funds to continue SNAP during the government shutdown.
- Facing a lawsuit from 25 states and the District of Columbia, the Trump administration moved to suspend SNAP payments, arguing it could not legally tap contingency funds of about $5 billion and reversed a prior USDA plan.
- About 42 million Americans rely on SNAP, which costs roughly $8 billion a month while contingency reserves total between $5 billion and $6 billion.
- By Monday, November 3, the government must tell the court whether it will use funds beyond the contingency account, while several states, including Connecticut, pledged emergency funding of $3 million.
- The rulings are likely to face appeals and raise legal questions about nationwide injunctions and agency authority, while state plaintiffs cite a separate federal account holding around $23 billion for benefits.
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