Trump Admin Faces Lawsuit After SNAP Benefits Taken Away From Immigrants
Source: Newsweek
Published Nov 26, 2025 at 02:14 PM EST updated Nov 26, 2025 at 03:43 PM EST
Democratic attorneys general from 21 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to stop the federal government from cutting off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for certain lawful immigrants, including refugees and people granted asylum.
The states say the administration, including Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, is attempting to impose restrictions never approved by Congress and is putting vulnerable families at risk.
“It’s wild that we’re here the day before Thanksgiving,” Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, who filed the suit, said in a press release. “We’re the wealthiest country in the world, and no one should go hungry. When this memo came out, we thought it must be a mistake. The law is clear, and this is not how you treat people.”
The USDA declines to comment when reached by Newsweek, deferring to the Department of Justice, which has yet to comment.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/states-sue-trump-snap-benefits-lawful-immigrants-11116307
Link to OR Attorney General Dan Rayfield PRESS RELEASE - AG Rayfield Leads Lawsuit to Block Unlawful SNAP Benefit Cutoffs
Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/6_25-cv-02186-Complaint.pdf