Nessel joins lawsuit against USDA for cutting off SNAP benefits to certain legal immigrants

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(Michigan Advance) Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a lawsuit alongside 21 other state attorneys general against the U.S. Department of Agriculture over guidance issued by the department.

The lawsuit said the new guidance would eliminate eligibility for legal immigrants who had previously been eligible to receive such benefits, including those who had been granted asylum or refugee status.

The guidance, issued at the end of October, was intended to provide instructions on how to implement program changes passed in July as a part of H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which narrowed eligibility for noncitizens.

“The guidance in reality goes beyond the act, arbitrarily excluding from SNAP many lawful permanent residents who remain eligible under the statutory scheme established by Congress,” the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Oregon Eugene Division said. .......................(more)

https://michiganadvance.com/briefs/nessel-joins-lawsuit-against-usda-for-cutting-off-snap-benefits-to-certain-legal-immigrants/

[GiqueCee]

1. When the Embodiment of Evil...

... is finally interred, there will be a celebration *like no one has ever seen before, that I can tell you.

* Using his own favorite phrases against him.

[llmart]

2. I really, really like Dana Nessel.

She is not intimidated by anyone.