Attorneys general from 20 Democratic states, plus the District of Columbia, have penned a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) over proposed changes to SNAP eligibility for noncitizens.

Why It Matters

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps around 42 million low- and no-income Americans and legal non-citizens with affording groceries.

But several changes have been implemented recently following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July this year, the bedrock of President Donald Trump's domestic spending policy.

What To Know

The letter urged the USDA to reconsider guidance issued in October that would bar some permanent resident noncitizens from receiving SNAP benefits.

Section 10108 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act changed the Food

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