
Trump 'took notes from the Grinch': States sue over SNAP program changes
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States say the Trump administration's SNAP benefit eligibility goes beyond what Congress had intended when it passed the Big Beautiful Bill in July.
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They argued that the new USDA guidance, intended to comply with a provision under the GOP-led Big Beautiful Bill tax and spending legislation, goes beyond what lawmakers intended by incorrectly classifying certain individuals — including refugees and asylum seekers who have been granted lawful permanent resident status in the U.S. — as "permanently ineligible" for SNAP.
Rather, they said, the guidance "threatens to destabilize SNAP nationwide," and risks jeopardizing food access for families who "have done everything right."













