HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A coalition of 22 states, including Hawaii, is challenging a federal demand for detailed information about SNAP recipients, arguing the Trump administration is overreaching by requesting sensitive personal data.

Federal agriculture officials say the information is needed to identify and prevent fraud in the nation’s largest food assistance program.

At a cabinet meeting Tuesday, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said action is imminent because those states have refused to provide the requested data, which includes names and immigration status of SNAP beneficiaries.

“So as of next week, we have begun and will begin to stop moving federal funds into those states until they comply and allow us to partner with them to root out this fraud and protect the American

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