BOSTON —

Gov. Maura Healey expressed her outrage after the Trump administration announced Tuesday they'll withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information about the recipients.

Among other data, the federal government wants the names and immigration status of those receiving assistance as a way to root out fraud.

Healey called the tactics "appalling and cruel."

"The Trump Administration is once again playing politics with the ability of working parents with children, seniors, and people with disabilities to get food," she said. "President Trump needs to order Secretary Rollins to release SNAP funding immediately and prevent more Americans from going hungry."

Massachusetts has not received notice from the f

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