Los Angeles County will either initiate or join pending legal actions challenging federal order requiring disclosure of personal data — including Social Security numbers — of people applying for a federal food program, the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday.

The board approved a motion by Supervisor Hilda Solis to challenge the order handed down by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a requirement that many have seen as an effort to root out people who are living in the country illegally and opening them to being targeted by immigration enforcement agents.

“The county of Los Angeles, as the safety net for our most vulnerable communities, has a duty to uphold its promise to protect the privacy of its residents,” Solis said in a statement. “It’s clear that while our federal government se

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