Shutdown Reveals Illegal SNAP Scam, by Brian Lonergan

By Brian Lonergan, Chronicles, Oct. 31, 2025

Brian Lonergan is director of strategic communications and content for the Federation for American Immigration Reform in Washington, D.C., and the co-host of the “No Border, No Country” podcast.

As the federal government shutdown drags into its fourth week, the axe is poised to fall on Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards loaded with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds, better known as food stamps. Come Nov. 1, millions of low-income families—42 million SNAP recipients nationwide—face the prospect of empty cards and bare pantries, barring an unlikely last-minute deal in Congress.

This has created three unfortunate realizations. First, many honest people facing tough circumstances may be denied needed resources. Second, U.S. citizens who are obviously scamming the welfare system are promising on social media to steal what they want from grocery stores and resort to violence if confronted. Finally, illegal aliens have been taking advantage of the SNAP program to access benefits that were never meant for them. …

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