NY AG Letitia James Leads States in Lawsuit Against SNAP Data Demands

Lawsuit Challenges SNAP Data Collection

• 🏛️ New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 22 states in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's new SNAP program rules.
• 🎯 The lawsuit alleges the administration is attempting to use SNAP as a tool to target immigrants.
• 📄 Officials are challenging a new requirement for low-income families to provide personal information, including immigration status for the past 5 years, to receive benefits.

Concerns Over Immigrant Targeting

• ⚠️ The coalition argues that this policy is an illegal attempt to hunt down immigrants and their families.
• 📈 Immigrant rights experts view this as an expansion of surveillance, aiming to utilize federal databases for mass family separation and deportation agendas.
• 🚫 The Department of Justice declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Mayor's Actions Against Trump Administration

• 🤝 A spokesperson confirmed the mayor supports the lawsuit and is reviewing options to provide further support.
• ✈️ The mayor has also joined 13 other local governments in a separate lawsuit to prevent the government from stripping Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from individuals from Nicaragua, Nepal, and Honduras.
• 🌍 This TPS lawsuit involves approximately 60,000 people nationwide, many of whom reside in New York, aiming to ensure their protection while in the U.S.