While immigrants without legal status are ineligible for SNAP benefits ... to provide their name wrote to NPR in an emailed statement. "USDA has begun gathering the requested data as scheduled." The ...

The USDA updated its demand to states for food assistance applicants' data to include immigration status and information on household members. States face a July 30 deadline to submit the data.

The USDA updated its demand to states for food assistance applicants' data to include immigration status and information on household members. States face a July 30 deadline to submit the data.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling states to begin turning over sensitive data on applicants to the food assistance program previously known as food stamps. The agency has recently expanded ...

Updated July 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM EDT The U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling states to begin turning over sensitive data on applicants to the food assistance program previously known as food ...

The USDA updated its demand to states for food assistance applicants' data to include immigration status and information on household members. States face a July 30 deadline to submit the data.

The USDA updated its demand to states for food assistance applicants' data to include immigration status and information on household members. States face a July 30 deadline to submit the data.

"USDA has begun gathering the requested data as scheduled." The plaintiffs suing over the USDA's data collection asked a federal judge to issue an emergency ruling to postpone the data collection ...