States Challenge Trump’s Overreach in Food Stamp Data Grab

In an unprecedented legal battle unfolding across America, more than twenty state attorneys general have stepped forward to hold the Trump administration accountable for what many see as a troubling overreach. The demand for states to hand over detailed personal information of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients reads less like prudent governance and more like a politically motivated surveillance gambit targeting vulnerable communities.When Protecting Privacy Becomes Political WeaponryThe Department of Agriculture, under this administration, has ordered states to collect names, birthdates, Social Security numbers, addresses, and postal codes for every SNAP beneficiary from the past five years. This data...