Twenty states are suing the Trump administration, alleging that the Department of Agriculture is improperly attempting to gather sensitive personal information of low-income families across the country who use food stamps.

A lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, including Nevada’s, alleges that personal data mined from federal agencies could be used illegally to build a surveillance state unlike the nation has ever seen – putting recipients for things like food assistance at risk if they are being targeted

Judge Maxine M. Chesney to preside over challenge to Trump efforts to collect personal data from SNAP participants.