PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Despite recent attempts from the Trump administration to take back the money used for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Oregon last week, state leaders say beneficiaries will continue to have their full benefits this month.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) late Sunday night alongside a coalition of 22 attorneys general and three governors to ensure that the money used to pay these benefits would not be forcibly returned.

This motion comes after the U.S. Department of Agriculture instructed states on Saturday to “immediately undo” actions they had taken to send out full SNAP benefits or lose out on federal cost-sharing.

However, AG Rayfield claims these actions were consistent with a

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