{"id":2505925,"date":"2025-11-03T08:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:05:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:05:30","slug":"illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal Aliens Milk SNAP For Taxpayer-Funded Free Food"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505925&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how many illegal immigrants, despite being ineligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), continue to benefit from taxpayer-funded food assistance due to legal and policy circumstances. Recently, a judge ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to partially continue SNAP benefits amid a federal budget impasse that threatened to suspend the program starting November 1. The article highlights that while government shutdowns effect federal workers and services, taxpayer money still supports food aid to many households led by illegal aliens, often through benefits claimed for their U.S.-born children. Data from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) indicate that a notable portion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-buy-the-medias-spin-about-illegal-border-crossings-being-down\/\" title=\"Avoid believing the media&#039;s claim of reduced il... border crossings\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doge-criminal-aliens-got-1-3-million-in-welfare\/\" title=\"DOGE: Criminal Aliens Got .3 Million In Welfare\u00a0\">illegal immigrant households<\/a> rely<\/a> on one or more welfare programs, with 17% using SNAP. The maximum SNAP benefits can provide substantial food support, possibly covering entire household needs. The piece raises policy questions about the immigration system and its impact on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stimulus-check-update-deadline-to-claim-montana-property-tax-rebate-worth-up-to-675-in-nine-days\/\" title=\"Montana property tax rebate worth up to 5 must be claimed within nine days.\">public assistance programs<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/usdagov\/54499146855\/in\/album-72177720325904063\">USDA\/Flickr<\/a>         <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/03\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Illegal%20Aliens%20Milk%20SNAP%20For%20Taxpayer-Funded%20Free%20Food&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/03\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Illegal%20Aliens%20Milk%20SNAP%20For%20Taxpayer-Funded%20Free%20Food&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/03\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/03\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Illegal%20Aliens%20Milk%20SNAP%20For%20Taxpayer-Funded%20Free%20Food&amp;body=The%20SNAP%20program%20is%20so%20generous%20it%20feeds%20people%20in%20a%20home%20who%20are%20not%20eligible%20for%20the%20program.%20%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/11\/03\/illegal-aliens-milk-snap-for-taxpayer-funded-free-food\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Many illegal aliens who are not eligible for SNAP benefits were nonetheless saved from scrambling for food Friday when a judge forced funding for the program to continue in November.<\/p>\n<p>Both the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) have been under threat as the budget impasse in Congress continues. SNAP was slated for suspension on Nov. 1 when the federal SNAP funding mechanism ran out. An appropriation bill must be passed to fund it. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1546970736\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Judge Indira Talwani has ordered the USDA to use contingency funds to pay for SNAP at least partially, and to find more funds to fully fund it. &ldquo;And while these contingency funds reportedly are insufficient to cover the entire cost of SNAP for November, [the USDA] also may supplement the Contingency Funds by authorizing a transfer of additional funds,&rdquo; Indira <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mad.290958\/gov.uscourts.mad.290958.26.0_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>A better solution would be to end the government shutdown and pass an appropriation bill to fund the government (a solution Democrats are loath to adopt). But while government workers miss paychecks and federal services are shut down, taxpayers are still feeding many illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Camarota\/Illegal-Immigrants-Be-Hit-Hard-SNAP-and-WIC-Benefits-Expire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Immigration Studies<\/a> (CIS) shows that many households led by illegal aliens who are not personally eligible for SNAP would be hit if a SNAP free food freeze is ever allowed to happen. In many cases they have been receiving SNAP for their children, born in the U.S. after the mother illegally entered or overstayed in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the SNAP program is so generous that it feeds people living in a home who are not eligible for the program.<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;S&rdquo; in SNAP stands for supplemental. No one should use SNAP as 100 percent of their household food budget. But at full benefit, they easily could, and it looks like many do. CIS estimated that 59 percent of illegal alien-led households use one or more welfare programs &mdash; cash, food assistance, Medicaid, or housing. And 17 percent of illegal immigrant households use SNAP.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum <a href=\"https:\/\/fns-prod.azureedge.us\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/file\/FY2025-Maximum-Allotments-Deductions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 SNAP benefit<\/a> for a family of four is $975 a month. That is $11,700 in free food a year, or $225 to spend a week. Let&rsquo;s say the mother is an illegal alien ineligible for SNAP, but her three kids born in the U.S. can get SNAP. &nbsp;They would get the maximum SNAP benefit for a family of three, which is $768 a month, $9,216 a year, or $177 a week. It is enough to feed mom off the books.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many immigrants have modest levels of education and low incomes, so suspension of WIC and SNAP will impact a large share of this population,&rdquo; CIS wrote in its analysis. &ldquo;But this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >situation raises important policy questions<\/a>, including whether it makes sense to have an immigration system that allows in so many people who turn to taxpayers to support their children.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Beth Brelje is an elections correspondent for The Federalist. 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