Attorneys general urge the USDA to reconsider guidance that would bar some permanent resident noncitizens from receiving benefits.

Around 42 million low-income Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as SNAP or food stamps, to buy groceries. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees the program and says it is working on a major overhaul to root out waste,

There is a lot of confusion surrounding SNAP benefits right now, with the pause during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and changing requirements. H.R. 1 —

The lawsuit aims to block new USDA guidance that says certain groups, including refugees and asylum recipients, can’t participate in the food assistance program.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins 21 states in suing the federal government, challenging new SNAP rules that restrict food aid eligibility for refugees and other humanitarian groups.

The state Department of Children and Families, which administers SNAP in Florida, estimates 181,000 individuals will lose eligibility for the food assistance. A higher estimate is 253,000, based on an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a progressive think tank in Washington, D.C.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a multi-state lawsuit looking to protect taxpayer-funded food benefits for “lawful permanent residents.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Virginia's waiver to remove "sweetened beverages" from SNAP benefits.

Federal changes to SNAP eligibility for noncitizens, originally slated for December 1, are not being implemented in Illinois.