States file lawsuit against Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients’ data
July 28, 2025
A coalition of state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s demand for states to turn over personal data — including names, birthdates, and home addresses — for people who are enrolled in a federally funded food assistance program. The data demand appears to be part of the Trump administration’s effort to collect private information on mostly lower-income people who may be in the country illegally.
