{"id":1017,"date":"2026-06-06T18:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1017"},"modified":"2026-06-06T18:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T18:30:18","slug":"judge-pauses-usda-plan-to-tie-snap-benefits-to-trumps-gender-immigration-ideology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1017","title":{"rendered":"Judge pauses USDA plan to tie SNAP benefits to Trump\u2019s gender, immigration ideology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>A federal judge sided with California and other Democratic states on Friday in a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to condition food benefits on compliance with the president\u2019s policies on gender and immigration. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1015\">Proud Boy booted from Spencer Pratt election night party<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in March against the Trump administration in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, arguing that the \u201cunlawful\u201d and \u201cunconstitutional\u201d funding requirements are vague and designed to force policies on states. <\/p>\n<p>Billions in federal funding are ultimately at stake, including money for school lunch programs that provide meals to 30 million children nationwide and food stamps that support about 40 million Americans living in low-income households. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Trump Administration tries to use essential programs and billions in funding as leverage to advance their hateful, discriminatory agenda, California continues to fight to uphold the law and ensure that our communities can continue to access the funding they need to thrive,\u201d said California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>The policy shift from the United States Department of Agriculture marks another effort by the president to force left-leaning states to submit to his positions on hot-button political and cultural issues to receive government funding. California\u2019s current budget relies on $174.5 billion in federal dollars, or roughly one-third of the overall state budget funds. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, the Trump administration canceled a sexual education grant to California after the state declined to remove gender identity from sexual education curriculum. The administration is also restricting federal funds in an attempt to force states to ban transgender athletes from competing in women\u2019s sports. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1013\">For mayoral candidates and all of L.A., here\u2019s the homelessness conversation we must have<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The funding conditions from the USDA relate to gender ideology, women and girls\u2019 sports and immigration, according to the lawsuit. <\/p>\n<p>States argue that the conditions do not explain what activities are prohibited for entities that receive grants. The USDA did not cite any law allowing the organization to impose anti-discrimination policies that go beyond federal law, the suit states. <\/p>\n<p>The states that joined the lawsuit contend that they are left with the \u201cunlawful\u201d choice of adhering to the conditions or risk losing up to $74 billion in collective federal assistance from the USDA. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Myong Joun approved a preliminary injunction Friday and is expected to issue a memorandum later explaining the decision, according to the Associated Press. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/california-relocation-journal.com\/?p=1011\">L.A. region begins the year with the smoggiest first 5 months in a decade<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in March, alleging that the Trump administration is attempting to place unlawful conditions on $74 billion in federal food assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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