After the Trump administration told states to “immediately undo” steps taken to provide full food stamp benefits to families on Saturday night, Gov. Maura Healey said state officials would continue to make sure full benefits were distributed.

“If President Trump wants to penalize states for preventing Americans from going hungry, we will see him in court,” Healey said Sunday afternoon. “Massachusetts residents with funds on their cards should continue to spend it on food.”

Healey said that the funds were processed in accordance with guidance state officials received from the Trump administration and a lower court order.

She added that the steps were taken before the Supreme Court order on Friday night that granted an emergency request by the Trump administration to hold off on payment

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