The judge temporarily banned the federal government Collect personal information About the registered population in Complementary nutrition assistance program In 21 states and DC, DC
The American boycott judge, Maxine Chesney in California US Department of Agriculture On Thursday, he said that the hearing will be held next month to determine whether the long -term ban is necessary.
Chesney has found that countries are likely to succeed in their argument that personal data can only be used for things such as managing the food aid program, and that it cannot be shared in general with other entities. The states said they are afraid to use data to help collective deportation.
Complementary, or sudden nutritional assistance program, It is a social safety network It serves more than 42 million people worldwide. Under the program previously known as Food Stamps, the federal government pays 100 % of the nutritional advantages, while the states are determined by those who are qualified to obtain advantages and then release them to registrants.
The Trump administration has collected data on millions of population through various federal agencies, including internal revenue service and Medicare and Medicaid services centers, and exchange information with the Ministry of Internal Security to support deportation efforts. In July, the US Department of Agriculture warned that if they fail to deliver information about the people registered in the federal food aid program, Snap financing will be cut off.
In response, he filed a lawsuit against the Alliance of Countries, saying that she is afraid to use data to help collective deportations. They told the judge that the Federal SNAP law requires the states to protect the information they receive from Snap applicants, as they were launched only for limited purposes related to managing or implementing the food aid program.
in Thursday rulingChesney said that the state’s argument is likely to succeed, and that the US Department of Agriculture has already announced that it plans to share data with other entities and use them for not allowed purposes under the law.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 to direct agencies to ensure “unrestricted access to comprehensive data from all state programs” as part of the administration’s efforts to stop. Waste, fraud and abuse By eliminating information silos. ”
The case is at least the second case against the US Department of Agriculture’s attempt to collect sudden information. Privacy and relief groups of hunger and a handful of people who receive the advantages of food aid Lay a similar suit In Washington, DC, in May, the federal judge in this case refused to issue a preliminary judicial order to stop collecting data.
Some countries have already turned the data. ___ The Associated Press Kimberly Kennedy.