The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it plans to withhold SNAP food assistance from recipients in most Democratic-led states beginning next week unless those states turn over detailed information about individuals receiving benefits.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told Cabinet officials that the move is underway because several Democratic-controlled states have refused to provide data requested by the Department of Agriculture, including the names and immigration status of SNAP participants. Rollins argued the information is needed to help “root out fraud” in the program. Those states have already filed lawsuits seeking to block the requirement.

SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides food aid to roughly 42 million low-income Americans—about 1 in 8 people nationwide. The average benefit is approximately $190 per month per person, or just over $6 a day.

While SNAP typically avoids the political spotlight, it has been at the center of national debate this year. Trump’s major tax and policy package passed earlier this year expanded work requirements, adding new groups such as adults ages 55 to 64, individuals experiencing homelessness, and others.

During the recent federal government shutdown, the administration planned not to fund November SNAP benefits. Courts wrestled over the legality of the move, but the issue became moot when the government reopened and payments resumed. Some states had scrambled to cover benefits on their own and many boosted funding for food banks during the uncertainty.

The dispute over participant records began months earlier. The administration first asked states to submit detailed data in February. Most Republican-governed states have complied, but many Democratic-run states have gone to court to prevent the federal government from obtaining individual-level information—especially sensitive data on recipients’ immigration status.