TANF Under Surveillance | Sacramento News

Sacramento News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 3, 2026 · 1m

California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing Trump administration officials, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over a controversial move to share TANF recipient data with federal agencies like Homeland Security — accusing them of turning a lifeline for low-income families into a surveillance tool. While Bonta calls the plan cruel and illegal, the Administration for Children and Families insists it’s just routine oversight needed to fix loopholes that let states avoid work requirements. The legal showdown hinges on who’s really exploiting whom — and how far government can go in monitoring…