Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit after the U.S. Department of Agriculture moved to acquire personal data about those who receive SNAP benefits.

RI AG Peter Neronha sued the Trump administration over a demand that states turn over personal data about millions of food stamp recipients.

A lawsuit filed against the Trump administration by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, including Nevada’s, alleges that personal data mined from federal agencies could be used illegally to build a surveillance state unlike the nation has ever seen – putting recipients for things like food assistance at risk if they are being targeted