The country is facing a face-off as the Trump administration tries to roll back Snap food payments — nationwide
The States Administering the Federal Food Aid Program that serves approximately 42 Americans faced information on Monday about whether they could – and should – provide full monthly benefits during the ongoing war involving the shutdown of the US government.
President Donald Trump’s Administration over the weekend was asked to “roll back” the full benefits that were being paid under the federal aid program when the Federal Courchice Readlies put a temporary pause on that order.
A federal appeals court in Boston left the full benefits order in place on Sunday, although the Supreme Court order ensures that the government will not pay for at least 48 hours. The Trump administration is also expected to ask the judges to step in again, and congress is considering whether to fund Snap as part of a proposal to end the government shutdown.
Some nations are warning of a potential “catastrophic” disruption if the Trump administration doesn’t budge because those snap benefits are approved. Meanwhile, some states provide Snap benefits in partial federal funding or use their own funds to load electronic benefit cards that receive snap recipients.
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The Trump administration initially said Snap’s profits would not be available in November because of the government shutdown. After some countries and groups with no other agreements, two judges each ruled the administration could not skip the benefits of November completely.
The management then said that it will use the emergency fund to provide 65% of the maximum profit for the month. On Thursday, US District Judge John J. McConnell said that wasn’t good enough, and ordered the full amount of SNAP benefits.
Other states are moving quickly to direct their EBT vendors to issue full monthly benefits to Snap recipients. Millions of people in those areas received money to buy food items before Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson put McConnell’s Order On Africa overnight, pending further appeals.
Millions of people still haven’t received Snap payments by November, because their states were waiting for more guidance from the US Department of Agriculture, which administers Snap.
The Trump administration has argued that the judicial order to provide full benefits violates the Constitution by infringing on the spending power of the judiciary and the executive branch.
The country is fighting efforts to loosen the snap benefits
On Sunday, the Trump Administration said that countries have moved quickly and fully released the full benefits after last week’s decisions.
“States must immediately reverse any steps taken to roll out full Snap benefits by November 2025,” Patrick Patrick, the Undersecretary for Agriculture, wrote to State Snap directors. He warned that states may face fines if they do not comply.
Wisconsin, which was among the first to load full benefits after McConnell’s order, was restored to a frozen state. Because of this, the state’s SNAP account could be terminated as soon as monday, leaving no money for refunds to grocery stores to find recipients, with court filings sent by those scheduled.
Some democratic rulers have vowed to challenge any attempt to bring the money back.
In Connecticut, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said “those who get their benefits need not worry about losing.”
“No, Connecticut does not need to return Snap profits that have already been sent to the 360,000 people who depend on them for food and who have not been caught in the middle of this political battle,” Lamont said. “We have their back.”
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Associated Press Writers Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin; John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas; And Nicholas Riccardi in Denver contributed to this report.
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