Appeals court denies Trump administration request to block SNAP funding order during government shutdown

SNAPA federal appeals court on Friday denied a Trump administration request to temporarily block a lower court ruling requiring the executive to fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Undertaking SNAP effort amid the ruling body shutdown The U S Court of Appeals for the st Circuit ruling comes as the U S Department of Agriculture on Friday reported it is working to comply with a judge s order to fully fund the initiative for November On Thursday U S District Judge Jack McConnell rejected the administration's effort to only partially fund the benefits venture for particular million low-income Americans for November as the shutdown drags on giving the ruling body hours to comply DOJ ACCUSES FEDERAL JUDGE OF MAKING MOCKERY OF THE SEPARATION OF POWERS IN SNAP APPEALIn a letter sent to all regional directors of the SNAP effort Patrick Penn deputy under secretary for USDA s Food Nutrition and Consumer Services stated FNS is working towards implementing November full benefit issuances in compliance with the November order from the District Court of Rhode Island After the appeals court ruling the Trump administration filed an exigency appeal to the U S Supreme Court hoping it will step in by p m ET Friday evening CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Given the imminent irreparable harms posed by these orders which require the regime to transfer an estimated billion by tonight the Solicitor General respectfully requests an immediate administrative stay of the orders pending the resolution of this application by no later than pm this evening an administration spokesperson advised Fox News