Source: New York Post
A Massachusetts federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration move to suspend SNAP food benefits to 42 million Americans due to the ongoing government shutdown was likely against the law — but stopped short of ordering the White House to tap into emergency funds to keep the entitlement flowing In a 15-page order, Boston US District Judge Indira Talwani gave the Department of Agriculture until Monday to report whether it could “authorize only reduced SNAP benefits” using money set aside to respond to natural disasters “or to authorize full SNAP benefits” using the emergency money and “additional available funds. ” Follow The Post’s live coverage of President Trump and national politics for the latest news and analysis Leaders of 25 Democratic-run states and the District of Columbia sued the USDA Tuesday after the executive agency warned that the “well has run dry” for SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, due to the ongoing shutdown. The Trump administration’s move to suspend SNAP food benefits for 42 million Americans has been ruled “likely unlawful” by a federal judge.
