First Circuit Court of Appeals rejects Trump administration’s request to stop full SNAP benefit payments

The First Circuit Court recently issued a scathing criticism of the Trump administration regarding the distribution of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, stating that the issues arising from the lack of benefits distribution “could have been avoided.” The court was particularly critical of the Trump administration’s request for a stay to withhold SNAP benefits.

In official court documents, the First Circuit Court noted: “In reviewing the district court’s balancing of the equities, we also cannot ignore the particular events preceding this litigation. As the district court found, ‘this is a problem that could have been avoided.’ The record here shows that the government sat on its hands for nearly a month, unprepared to make partial payments, while people who rely on SNAP received no benefits a week into November and counting.”

The court continued, “In light of these unique facts, we cannot conclude that the district court abused its discretion in requiring full payment of November SNAP benefits to effectuate the October 31 temporary restraining order after the government had failed to comply with it.”

Furthermore, the First Circuit Court rejected the Trump administration’s request for a stay, claiming that “the government has failed to show it is entitled to the extraordinary relief of a stay. It has not made a strong showing that it is likely to succeed on the merits. Nor does it refute the extensive record evidence of the enormous injury to individuals around the country that a stay would cause.”

The court also addressed concerns about potential financial impacts on other nutrition assistance programs, stating: “We do not take lightly the government’s concern that money used to fund November SNAP payments will be unavailable for other important nutrition assistance programs. But we cannot conclude that the district court abused its discretion in determining that the overwhelming evidence of widespread harm that a stay would cause right now, by leaving tens of millions of Americans without food as winter approaches, outweighed the potential monetary harm to the government and CNP, months into the future. Thus, we reject the government’s stay request as to the order.”

This strong rebuke underscores the judicial branch’s commitment to ensuring vulnerable Americans continue to receive critical nutrition assistance, even amidst administrative and legal challenges.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3880759/court-rejects-trump-administration-request-stop-snap-payments/

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