UNITED STATES – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins 21 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for changing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit eligibility.
They argue the federal government unlawfully stopped sending SNAP benefits to legal immigrants. This includes people granted asylum or admitted as refugees.
The attorneys general argue this contradicts federal law and could impose large financial penalties on states.
“It is extremely troubling to once again have to take President Trump to court to stop him from taking food off our neighbors’ tables,” Ellison said. “If the United States accepts refugees fleeing war, famine, and persecution, the last thing we should do is let them go hungry once they are here. Trump’s action here is not just deeply cruel and immoral, it’s illegal.”
