States Sue Trump Administration Over Alleged Privacy Violations From Welfare Oversight Change
By Katherine Hamilton
A group of 24 states and D.C. are suing the Trump administration over a welfare policy change that the group alleges will give the government access to families' private information.
The suit comes after the Administration for Children and Families issued a notice in June saying it would expand its oversight of state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits.
The group of state attorneys general say the oversight will allow the federal government to gain records on recipients' Social Security numbers, addresses and immigration status, which they claim can be shared with other federal agencies including the Department of Homeland Security.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement Monday the change would violate the law and the Constitution.
TANF is part of a law that requires the federal government to provide grants to states and tribal governments, which then have the authority to use the funds for programs geared toward low-income families.
Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
August 03, 2026 13:28 ET (17:28 GMT)
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