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- Bronx bodega owner Naji Shagera Al Yafai sued the USDA on July 23, 2026 to overturn a SNAP ban.
- The USDA upheld the ban on June 30, 2026 after agents visited Aug. 5–7, 2025 and alleged a clerk sold Clorox and Mistolin with SNAP benefits, alleging the investigator used excessive pressure despite store’s clean SNAP record since 2023.
- USDA actions have affected 3,200 retailers and SNAP enrollment fell by 4.3 million in February 2026, Secretary Brooke Rollins reported.
