National Guard troops are being deployed to city homeless shelters to assist day-to-day operations as the shelter system remains near a breaking point due to a huge influx of Latin American migrants, the Daily News has learned.
It was not immediately clear how many National Guard members will be part of the unusual shelter deployment, but a source familiar with the matter said troops were already at eight Department of Homeless Services sites citywide as of Wednesday.
A DHS spokeswoman confirmed that National Guard troops have been “providing core operations supports” at some sites.