Oregon sued the Trump administration Wednesday, arguing that new federal guidance restricting food assistance benefits for green card holders violates federal law.

The suit, led by Oregon and New York and joined by around 20 other states, concerns an Oct. 31 memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the agency that runs the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, which provides food benefits to tens of millions of lower-income U.S. residents.

The federal document issued new guidance to state SNAP agencies, describing changes to eligibility under the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

The new law had indeed narrowed eligibility for certain noncitizen groups, including refugees, asylum recipients, and others admitted under humanitarian protection programs.

But according to the plaintiffs

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