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90,000 Refugees Face Food Aid Cuts Amid Lawsuit

10/31/2025

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Recent federal changes under President Donald Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' cut food assistance for refugees and legal immigrants, affecting about 90,000 people.
Antoinette, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, fears losing SNAP benefits as she stabilizes in Atlanta.
Danyelle Wilson-Kennedy, a single mother in Portland, faces losing $538 in assistance during a government shutdown.
A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit to challenge the changes.

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Recent federal changes under President Donald Trump’s 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' cut food assistance for refugees and legal immigrants, affecting about 90,000 people.
Antoinette, a refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo, fears losing SNAP benefits as she stabilizes in Atlanta.
Danyelle Wilson-Kennedy, a single mother in Portland, faces losing $538 in assistance during a government shutdown.
A coalition of states has filed a lawsuit to challenge the changes.