SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — A coalition of state attorneys general prevailed in protecting personal data about food stamp recipients from exploitation by by the Trump administration — for now any way. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order stalling a Trump demand that states turn over personal information on everyone who receives nutritional assistance through state-administered FoodShare programs. Among plaintiffs: Keitb Ellison of Minnesota and Josh Kaul of Wisconsin. The Trump demand was through the U.S. Agriculture Department. The agency wanted Social Security numbers and home addresses for the past five years. The motive was to pass data on to U.S. Immigration Control and Enforcement agents to cull immigrants for deportation, it was feared. The Trump demand had been accompanied a threat to withhold federal funds to states for nutrition assistance. Unclear now is whether Trump attorneys would appeal the injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney.
Prevailing force
Plaintiffs: Attorneys general from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, and the District of Columbia