CHICAGO — Like the thousands of migrants who arrived in Chicago from the Texas border in the summer on charter buses, Rona Matahary Rozo, who was 30, had a dream of a better life in this country for her and her family. But on Dec. 2 she was found dead in a suburban hotel room that had been her home for nearly four months.
Rozo died by suicide, according to records from the medical examiner. Despite her resiliency following the journey north, she had been experiencing mental health issues, her sister Nefer Rozo told a local Spanish news outlet.
In New York, two migrants died by suicide in city-run shelters, according to local authorities. A mother died in September, and just last week a young father died.
