Certain lawful permanent residents can’t be excluded from food aid benefits following a federal judge’s decision.
The ruling is a win for the 21-states that challenged an administrative guidance document that omitted such residents from eligibility.
The non-citizen guidance issued by the Agriculture Department to implement changes made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by President Donald Trump’s July 2025 tax law violated the Administrative Procedure Act, Judge Mustafa T. Kasubhai said Thursday.
The guidance was arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law as it incorrectly listed certain groups as ineligible despite their eligibility prior to and after passage of the …
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