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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Victoria Namkung

Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid

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Students eat lunch at Pembroke Middle School on 7 September 2023 in Pembroke, North Carolina. Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

The Trump administration is now using popular anti-hunger programs, including food assistance and school lunch, as part of its attack against immigrants in the US – a move many say will prevent large numbers of families, especially children, from getting the food benefits they’re eligible for.

In a recent memo, agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins told senior staff at the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS): “It is essential to use all available legal authority to end any incentives in FNS benefit programs that encourage illegal immigration.”

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