New York officials are telling the Trump administration to obey a judge’s order on Friday that it must continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) operating during the ongoing government shutdown.
A federal judge in Massachusetts, Idira Talwani, ruled on Oct. 31 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture likely broke the law in suspending SNAP food stamp payments. The administration must utilize contingency funds to sustain the program; SNAP provides food assistance to more than 40 million Americans, including 1.8 million residing in New York City.
