New York Governor Hochul Deploys 150 More National Guard Troops To Help NYC Migrants

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25: National Guard troops await the arrival of New York Governor Kathy Hochul as the governor announces the deployment of 150 additional National Guard troops to help with the asylum seeker and migrant crisis on September 25, 2023 in New York City. The new deployment of troops increases National Guard personnel to 2,050. 250 personnel will be assigned to full-time case management services, expanding on the $50 million NY State investment to aid asylum seekers by helping migrants file paperwork, attain legal work status, and move out of taxpayer-funded shelter. The news conference was held at the National Guard's 369th Regiment Armory in Upper Manhattan. The administration of President Joe Biden made thousands of Venezuelan immigrants who entered the country after July 31 this year eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images)