The Trump administration is cracking down on undocumented immigrants using Snap
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As the Trump Administration works to bring the nation’s flagship food program back online, attention is turning to how the program has turned and to the administration’s hiring of illegal immigrants.
Funding for the National Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), meant to be a lifeline for low-income families, was set to expire over the weekend as government shutdown entered its second month.
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A sweeping, supportive program More than 40 million Americanshe was among the first secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins Refers to reviews, raising concerns about fairness and oversight.
“We sent letters to every governor in America that is very clear that there are no illegal aliens who can use Snap, zero, zero, zero. This was in February, to send their information,” Februss said during an interview on “FOX & Friends LONtued.”
He added that so far only 29 states have complied with the request, but Rollins said even this limited data has already revealed significant abuse.
Agriculture Secretary Brokellins Brokellins said investigators found 5,000 people died while still receiving SNAP benefits. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
“We’ve found thousands and thousands of illegal EBT Card uses, we’ve been moving people to the fold, we’ve had about 700,000 people removed without the President taking office, and we’ve arrested about 118 people,” Wollins said.
He added that investigators also found about 5,000 dead people who were still receiving benefits.
“It’s time to radically reform this system, so that we can make sure that those who are truly needy and truly vulnerable get what they need and the whole scam goes away to serve the American tax service,” he added.
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Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) says about 41.7 million Americans, or one in eight households, rely on SNAP benefits each month.
The highest share of beneficiaries live in New Mexico, Washington, DC and Louisiana, followed by Oregon, according to USDA data.
Under former President Joe Beriden, Federal spending on Snap reached record lows, $128 billion in 2021 and $127 billion in 2022, as the pandemic-era aid expands food aid. Last year, Snap was worth $99.8 billion, with monthly profits of up to $187 per shareholder, according to Federal statistics.
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Adults ages 18 to 59 make up the largest share of SNAP recipients at 42%, according to USDA data. Most participants also depend on other government assistance, with 61% receiving income from programs such as social security, supplemental security, temporary assistance for needy families, or federal assistance.
With millions of Americans relying on Snap for food assistance, the program has become the focus of legal and political battles over spending government money during the shutdown. A pair of Federal Adversaries in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to spend money.
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Financial Secretary Scott Besslent It said on Sunday that Snap’s funding could come back online as early as Wednesday.
“There is a process that must be followed. So, we have to find out what the process is,” said Sessent in an interview in the state of CNN’s “CNN’s Union of CNN”. “President Trump wants to make sure people get their food benefits.”
