Updated October 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM MST

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits for the 42 million people who rely on the program to feed their families.

But it was unclear hours after the rulings Friday afternoon how much assistance may be provided or when it might come.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston ruled the Trump administration has until Monday to decide whether to pay at least partial SNAP food benefits. She declined to issue a temporary restraining order to force the administration to act before the funds run out tomorrow, finding that resuming payments at some point can still avoid irreparable harm to SNAP recipients.

In Rhode Island, U.S. District Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. came to a different c

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