New York Attorney General Letitia James joined more than 20 states in suing President Trump’s administration for suspending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight.

The lawsuit, filed by some 24 states, demands the U.S. Department of Agriculture be ordered to keep paying the food stamps benefits to some 40 million low-income Americans because it still has cash in a contingency fund appropriated by Congress.

“Millions of Americans are about to go hungry because the federal government has chosen to withhold food assistance it is legally obligated to provide,” James said in a statement. “The federal government must do its job to protect families.”

The lawsuit was filed in Boston federal court. The Trump a

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