4 d. ago ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation

Carlos Anibal Chalco Chango, 40, was released on Monday from an upstate New York jail where he had been held without his cane. It was a surprising move by an agency that rarely frees detainees.

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7 d. ago US Attorney Jay Clayton Under Pressure After Order to Investigate Democrats

Jay Clayton, who heads the Southern District of New York, has so far managed to keep clear of President Trump’s most politically charged directives. Now, come the hard choices.

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2 w. ago In upstate New York, the shutdown means hunger and hard choices

From Saranac Lake, Emily Russell of North Country Public Radio reports on how families are scrambling to get by as vital aid programs remain frozen.

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2 w. ago Family turns to churchyard fruit as SNAP shutdown deepens hunger crisis

Family turns to churchyard fruit as SNAP shutdown deepens hunger crisis  NBC4 Los Angeles

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2 w. ago ‘I’m going to stretch it’: Anxiety over SNAP leads to hard choices

Federal courts in Rhode Island and Massachusetts issued rulings Friday ordering the Trump administration to continue funding SNAP through the government shutdown. The post ‘I’m going to stretch it’: Anxiety over SNAP leads to hard choices appeared first on Boston.com.

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2 w. ago For SNAP Recipients, Anxiety Over Funding Leads to Hard Choices

At one grocery store in Massachusetts, SNAP recipients faced growing fears, dwindling funds and lighter shopping carts.

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3 w. ago ‘I’m terrified’: Hunger looms as millions brace for loss of food aid amid shutdown

‘I’m terrified’: Hunger looms as millions brace for loss of food aid amid shutdown  Los Angeles Times

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3 w. ago ‘I’m terrified’: Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown

‘I’m terrified’: Hunger looms as millions prepare to lose food aid amid shutdown  Los Angeles Times

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3 w. ago Food Banks in U.S. Brace for Surging Demand as SNAP Aid Cutoff Looms

Growing need and decreased resources are squeezing the charitable food system beyond its capacity, leaders say.

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4 w. ago Washington Roundup: White House demo drama; shutdown risks hunger; racist text scandal; and more

Washington Roundup: White House demo drama; shutdown risks hunger; racist text scandal; and more  OSV News

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4 w. ago 'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

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