Surveillance by Starvation: SNAP, States’ Rights, and the Fight for Privacy

Red states are surrendering civil liberties. Blue states are being punished for defending them.

On December 2, 2025, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that the federal government would begin withholding administrative funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) from states that refuse to submit detailed personal data about benefit recipients, including full names, Social Security…