New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said federal food assistance benefits would resume starting on Sunday, despite the Trump administration’s ongoing legal challenge to avoid funding SNAP payments this month.

The move comes as several other states, including New Jersey , began issuing payments after nearly a week-long pause and the first ever in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’s history.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released money to states on Friday as required by a federal judge’s order, according to a memo the agency sent Gothamist. The Trump administration has asked an appeals court for an emergency pause to the ruling but states aren’t waiting to begin getting funds to their residents.

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