FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- With more than 5 million Californians facing risks of hunger, California, alongside 26 other states, is taking a stand in defense of federal food assistance.

"Our state of mind is pretty clear. We're going to win this lawsuit," said Gov. Gavin Newsom as he and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

Calling the USDA's suspension of SNAP benefits next month "needless" and "cruel."

"Families will be forced to turn to state and local governments, community organizations for the food assistance they need. None of which are ready to fill the massive hole the SNAP suspension creates," the Attorney General explained.

The hole left by SNAP is already weighing heavily in the Central Valley.

William Gibbs from the Merced County

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