administration Donald Trump warned that he would restrict the fund’s money Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)for its abbreviation in English) to Countries that do not share data about beneficiaries who receive assistance. Previously, 23 US territories filed a lawsuit over this petition.
““No data, no money: it’s that simple”said Secretary of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Brooke Rollins, regarding Benefits of Snap To countries that do not provide information about the people they receive. The official claimed the data was needed due to the initiative’s alleged “fraud and ongoing abuse.”
At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, December 2 ForbesRollins warned that this was necessary Urgent fix for Food stamps Because of a “massive fraud.” The official noted people who died or received benefits in as many as six states at one time.
The Secretary of the US Department of Agriculture stressed this 29 countries cooperated in sharing beneficiary data For identification, but others 21 areas were rejected At the request of the Trump administration.
Subordinate Countries that shared the information Required by management, most standardized departments Republican, except in North Carolinawhile High-risk areas They make up a large part of Democratic governments. Among them California, New York, Arizona, Colorado and Illinois.
Data will be included Full names and immigration status Of the beneficiaries.
“If the state does not share data on criminal use of SNAP benefits“They will not receive a single dollar in federal administrative funding,” Rollins noted in his
according to APThe Federal Administration issued a Notice to states Through a message to Comply with food seal petition They appointed A Delivery time response to December 8, 2025.
“We sent Democratic countries request other data “If they do not comply, they will receive a formal warning that USDA will withdraw their administrative funds,” the government agency said.
The aforementioned agency indicated this Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits Regarding the Trump administration’s request to request data on beneficiaries of the food program, which was previously put on the table last February.
The claimed lands claimed this Verify eligibility of SNAP recipients This was done in a timely manner and the data is “confidential,” so there will be no need to share it with the federal government.
Meanwhile, a federal judge based in San Francisco temporarily blocked the administration from collecting the information.