“The thousands of asylum seekers we have seen arrive in our city came to this country seeking a better life. Unfortunately, however, yesterday an asylum seeker at one of our facilities took her own life,” Adams said in a statement. “Our hearts break for this young woman and any loved ones she may have, and we as a city mourn her.” No other details were immediately available, including the location or operator of the facility where the suicide occurred. At a subsequent, unrelated press conference in Brooklyn, Adams described the tragic woman as a mother. A spokeswoman for the Coalition for the Homeless — the civil rights group tasked with overseeing the Department of Homeless Services under the city’s decades-old right-to-housing legal settlement — said it had not yet been notified of the death. Immigrants arrive at the New York Port Authority terminal after being shipped from Texas. Daniel William McKnight An MTA bus transports newly arrived immigrants to a shelter in the Bronx. GN Miller Immigrant families carry their belongings after getting off a bus from Texas. Daniel William McKnight buses from Texas to New York. Daniel William McKnight If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24/7 at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
