WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s directive that U.S. states “undo” steps they took to issue full snap food aid benefits, according to a court notice on Monday.

The move came after a federal appeals court late on Sunday allowed a judge’s order to stand that directs U.S. officials to fully fund this month’s food aid benefits for 42 million low-income Americans during the ongoing U.S. government shutdown.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond; writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)

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