U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is demanding that states "undo" full SNAP food benefits paid out under judges' orders over the past week, now that the U.S. Supreme Court has stayed those rulings — marking the latest swing in a seesawing legal battle over the anti-hunger program used by 42 million Americans.

The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned of "catastrophic operational disruptions" if the Trump administration does not reimburse them for those Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits they authorized before the Supreme Court's stay.

Non-profits and Democratic attorneys general sued to force the Trump administration to maintain the program in November.

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