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Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Photographer: Mel Musto\/ Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span> <\/p>

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A federal judge on Friday halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with certain conditions to get funding to SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.<\/p>

Here\u2019s what to know about the development:\u00a0<\/p>

Trump SNAP restrictions<\/h2>
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The backstory:<\/p>

The Trump administration was proposing to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars in SNAP funding.\u00a0<\/p>

Among them are restrictions related to “gender ideology,” “immigration,” and “fair athletic opportunities” for women and girls, The Associated Press reported.\u00a0<\/p>

Dig deeper:<\/p>

Twenty Democratic states filed a lawsuit arguing the Agriculture Department has “thrown unconstitutional and unlawful roadblocks between the programs created by Congress and the States that rely on them, threatening critical nutrition support, vital agricultural research, and the safety of our national food chain and communities.”<\/p>

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Presently:<\/p>

A federal judge sided with the states on Friday and halted the Trump administration\u2019s effort.\u00a0<\/p>

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun granted a preliminary injunction in the lawsuit challenging the conditions for getting SNAP funding.\u00a0<\/p>

The other side:<\/p>

Lawyers for the government opposed the preliminary injunction, arguing in their court filing that “these new requirements would help promote the sound stewardship of taxpayer dollars, strengthen USDA\u2019s control and oversight of obligated funds, and ensure that grant recipients comply with federal laws, regulations, and policies.”<\/p>

What is SNAP?\u00a0<\/h2>

Big picture view:<\/p>

SNAP is a federal food assistance program that helps about 39 million Americans, or 1 in 9, buy groceries.\u00a0<\/p>