A U.S. judge ruled that the government cannot suspend food assistance during the "shutdown."

According to Jin10 data on November 1, local time on October 31, a U.S. federal judge ruled that the Trump administration cannot suspend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (commonly known as “food stamps”) benefits during the government “shutdown,” stating that such a move could violate federal law. Due to the government “shutdown,” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ran out of funds on October 31. This program covers approximately 42 million people nationwide, about one-eighth of the total population, most of whom have incomes below the poverty line. Those receiving assistance can use federal food relief funds to purchase food at designated stores, etc.