About 9,000 people in Onondaga County, New York, are in food stamp cases that are set to close at their next recertification over the coming year. The county’s social services department says the affected households are those with refugees, asylees and other noncitizens, and a case stays open only if a member shows lawful permanent resident status, commonly called a green card.
The county’s information sheet, revised August 4, 2026, puts the numbers at about 430 existing cases a month. Over a twelve-month period that totals 5,205 cases and 9,000 individuals. The sheet carries the names of County Executive J. Ryan McMahon II and Commissioner Sarah G. Merrick and says the changes follow H.R. 1, the federal law passed in July 2025, and guidance from New York’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance issued in April 2026…