By Dylan Goetz, mlive.com

LANSING, MI – A temporary restraining order blocking the Donald Trump administration from accessing personal data of SNAP recipients has been granted, according to the Michigan Attorney General’s office.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 21 other states challenged the USDA’s demand for SNAP recipients’ personal data, arguing it violated privacy laws.

They warned the information could be misused for immigration enforcement.

The temporary restraining order was granted by the District Court for the Northern District of California, according to a news release from Nessel’s office.

The coalition of states sued the administration in July.

“By trying to illegally seize the personal data of more than a million Michigan residents, the Trump Administration att

See Full Page