A group of more than two dozen states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday, seeking to maintain funding of so-called SNAP benefits during the ongoing federal government shutdown .

The suit was filed four days after the Trump administration said it would not use emergency funding to maintain benefits during the shutdown from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , which provides food stamps to more than 40 million Americans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has said that SNAP benefits will cease Saturday, the lawsuit noted.

"Because of USDA's actions, SNAP benefits will be delayed for the first time since the program's inception."

"Suspending SNAP benefits in these circumstances is both contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Proce

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