Trump administration faces lawsuit from Democrat-led states for demanding extensive data on SNAP recipients, risking federal funding loss.

A lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, including Nevada’s, alleges that personal data mined from federal agencies could be used illegally to build a surveillance state unlike the nation has ever seen – putting recipients for things like food assistance at risk if they are being targeted

Arizona AG Kris Mayes and other state attorneys general sued the Trump administration over a demand for SNAP user information, claiming President Trump seeks to build a database of people’s information to target immigrants.