Governor Calls in National Guard to Help With Illegal Immigration Crisis in New York

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has called in another 150 members of the National Guard to help ease New York City’s illegal immigration crisis.

Illegal immigrants sleep outside the Roosevelt Hotel while waiting for placement at the hotel in New York City on Aug. 1, 2023. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Sept. 25 that she’s calling in the National Guard to help with the illegal immigration crisis gripping the Big Apple.

Ms. Hochul said at a press conference in New York City that she had ordered 150 members of the National Guard to support case management operations meant to get asylum seekers work permits and clear out some of the 60,000 or so illegal immigrants crowding the city’s shelters—which she said are filled to the brim.