Democrats for food stamp fraud?

 Daily Caller:

A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is waging a court battle to prevent the Trump administration from obtaining food stamp data on millions of recipients, arguing the move is an attack on migrants.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, joined by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 19 other prosecutors, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday to block the Department of Agriculture (USDA) from obtaining personal information on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients, according to court documents. The filing marks the latest litigation by Democrats opposed to the Trump administration’s agenda. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: GOP Demands Answers On Migrant Children Rescued At Marijuana Farm)

“Attorney General James and the coalition argue that this highly sensitive data, which includes home addresses, Social Security numbers, recent locations, immigration statuses, and more, will likely be shared across federal agencies and used for immigration enforcement, in violation of the law,” stated a press release from James’ office.

“Attorney General James and the coalition are seeking a court judgment declaring the administration’s new policy illegal and preventing enforcement,” the statement continued.

Democratic attorneys general argue the USDA’s demand is merely an effort to advance the president’s agenda on issues unrelated to the food stamp program, including immigration enforcement, according to the lawsuit. Information requested by the department includes immigration status and other sensitive data.

“Defendants’ demands for SNAP data from states do not occur in a vacuum, but rather in the context of a number of similar moves by federal agencies to obtain and disclose highly sensitive [Personal Identifying Information], not for program purposes, but for the creation of a surveillance system to advance the President’s agenda, including by facilitating the President’s mass deportation efforts,” the lawsuit stated.

The lawsuit requests that the court deem the USDA’s demand unlawful and prevent the Trump administration from conditioning receipt of food stamp funds on compliance, according to court documents. The attorneys general also request that the Trump administration not disclose the SNAP data to the Department of Government Efficiency or federal immigration authorities for any purpose other than facilitating the program.
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I have never seen such a ridiculous operation by a state attorney general.  She is making the argument that it is illegal to enforce the law against people in the country illegally.  That has to be one of the absurd arguments I have seen in my legal career.  The deportation of people in the country illegally is the law of the land.

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