The Brief

WASHINGTON - Twenty state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration, challenging its demand for personal data from residents enrolled in a federally funded food assistance program, citing concerns the information could be used to facilitate mass deportations.

The backstory:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states last week that it had until Wednesday to hand over the data for those enrolled in its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which serves more than 42 million people nationwide. The USDA said the data will help it combat waste, fraud and abuse.

The data demand comes as the Trump administration has sought to collect private information on mostly lower-income people who may be in the country illegally. It has alread

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