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A man was stabbed to death at a migrant processing center on Saturday evening on Randall’s Island in New York City, officials said.

A New York Police Department's public information officer confirmed the lethal stabbing to Fox News Digital.

Police said that law enforcement were called to the processing center for an "assault in progress" at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Saturday evening.

When they arrived, authorities found a 24-year-old man with a stab wound in his chest, police confirmed.

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Police at Randall's Island

A 24-year-old migrant was viciously stabbed to death at Randall's Island in New York City, police confirmed. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)

Medics rushed the 24-year-old man to the Harlem Hospital Center from the processing center.

Despite medics efforts, the unidentified man succumbed to his wounds and died at the hospital.

Police took a 26-year-old into custody. No charges have been made.

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The identity of the suspect or suspects has not been released.

Police at Randall's Island

A 24-year-old migrant was viciously stabbed to death at Randall's Island in New York City, police confirmed. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)

Responding police personnel could be seen inside and outside the facility as the Big Apple prepares for its first nor'easter of the season.

According to city data, since last spring, more than 157,600 migrants have arrived in New York City.

In August 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Randall's Island as a new tax-payer funded tent city for illegal migrants.

Randall's Island sign

Randall's Island was turned into a taxpayer-funded migrant tent city in August 2023. (Peter Gerber for Fox News Digital)

The illegal-migrant haven has a capacity for 57,000 migrants

New York City has more than 50,000 migrants in its shelter system in what has become one of the most publicized migrant crises on the East Coast. 

Adams at Upper West Side town hall

New York City Mayor Eric Adams addressed the migrant crisis during a a Town Hall meeting on the Upper West Side Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (NYC Mayor's Office)

Adams recently said that the sanctuary city has "run out of room" for new migrants and even called a "state of emergency" in the city to battle the crisis.

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Mayor Eric Adams' office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Fox News' Houston Keene contributed to this report.