The Trump administration issued a memo telling states to “immediately undo” any action taken to fully fund November food-aid benefits, adding further uncertainty around the program that provides support to 42 million low-income Americans.

Amid the ongoing government shutdown, the US Agriculture Department issued the directive in a Saturday memo and said that states that didn’t “comply” could face financial penalties.

The memo comes after the Trump administration asked an appeals court to pause a judge’s order requiring the US to fully fund November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, by Friday.

US District Judge John McConnell ordered the administration to use alternative reserve funds to send states the $8.5 billion to $9 billion needed this month.

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