Washington’s attorney general on Thursday sued to stop its food stamp payment processor from sharing program participants’ data with the federal government, which could use the information for immigration enforcement.

Maryland has joined a 20 state lawsuit against the Trump Administration over their demands for personal information of food stamp (SNAP) recipients.

Why do SNAP payment dates differ according to state? Several states in the nation issued SNAP payments on March 1, 2025. In some states, beneficiaries will have to wait until March 28, but payments this late in the month are rare. This happens when the processing of benefits is staggered throughout the month, meaning not all payments are made on the same day and groups of beneficiaries will be ...

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SNAP Emergency Allotments (EAs) are additional SNAP payments that have been provided during the second half of each month since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020.