Feds look at new way to get food stamp data from Washington and other states
The Trump administration is taking a new approach in its attempt to snatch personal data of food stamp recipients from states.
The latest move has renewed worries from advocates that the information could be used for immigration enforcement as President Donald Trump ups the pressure for more deportations.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture filed a notice in the Federal Register about creating a new database of information from states and the third-party payment processors that help the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program run.
The agency wants states’ data on SNAP participants and transactions. This follows Trump’s executive orders seeking to get data from state programs that receive federal funding and to stop that money from going to immigrants without legal status.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/07/03/feds-look-at-new-way-to-get-food-stamp-data-from-washington-and-other-states/