Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration must continue to pay for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Arizonans can seek help from food banks and local programs amid the ongoing government shutdown that has stalled SNAP benefits.

In an unprecedented situation, tens of millions of Americans could lose access to a crucial food assistance program starting on Saturday amid the federal government shutdown.

The Trump administration had said SNAP food assistance wouldn’t be distributed in November because of the government shutdown. But on Friday, a judge ordered that contingency funds be distributed.

The action comes two days after more than two dozen states sued the USDA, the federal agency that administers SNAP benefits.

Two federal judges ruled the Trump administration’s decision to suspend food-aid benefits for tens of millions of Americans during the government shutdown is likely unlawful and that US officials must use contingency funding to at least partially keep the program operational.