he program Supplemental food assistance (popfor its abbreviation in English), in New York and other states, at stake Because of identification Trump administration. Represents measure Bad news For thousands of beneficiaries who They can be left without payments Of food aid.
Last Tuesday, December 2nd US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke RollinsHe explained this during the cabinet meeting You will keep the money To manage the program in most Countries ruled by democratsstarting next week.
This decision comes after these entities refused to submit Department of Agriculture from the United States (US Department of Agriculturefor its abbreviation in English) data that includes Names of beneficiaries and their immigration statuses.
According to the information you provided Rollins29 Republican-majority states complied with this request, but 21 jurisdictions, including… New York, They refused to provide data I ordered in February.
In this regard, the federal official noted: “We have begun and will begin to stop the transfer of federal funds For those countries, so that they comply, inform us, and allow us to partner with them Eliminate this fraud And protect these American taxpayers.”
After the message Secretary of Agriculturethe New York Governor Kathy HochulHe responded via his account X (formerly Twitter). “Real question: why Trump administration “Is she determined to make people starve?”
but Legal battle between Democratic governments warned and the federal administration You haven’t just started. A few months ago, The entities filed a lawsuit To obstruct the demand.
Countries claim this Verify eligibility SNAP beneficiaries And who never share large amounts of Confidential data For the program with the federal government.
the Public defenders They also noted that the request was part of a campaign by the Trump administration to “Collect sensitive personal data from Americans and misuse for unauthorized purposes.”
according to NBC Newsa federal judge from San Francisco He issued an order prohibiting the federal administration from withholding SNAP funds For countries that refuse to provide the requested data. “The Ministry of Agriculture can appeal the decision and has until December 15 to decide whether to do so or not.”
AP It indicates that the effect Loss of SNAP administrative funds By states it is not clear. However, it has been warned that these policies could do just that The costs are so high for entities that some may abandon the program Full Instead of absorbing the costs additional.
“States cannot use subsidy funds to cover administrative costs“, he points out.
A USDA spokesperson told NOTUS that states refuse to hand over the data They will have another chance to do so Before losing funding.
“We sent Democratic states another request for the data, and If they do not comply, they will receive a formal warning that the USDA will withdraw their funds administrative”.
according to Associated PressLast week, the federal government sent the states a letter urging them to adhere to the text, and it was agreed to grant the states Until December 8 to respond.
The news agency also reported this Federal law allows the USDA to keep a portion of the money states receive To administer SNAP Whether there is a pattern of non-compliance From certain regulations.