Immigration agents handcuffed an injured mother still in her hospital gown and led her out of a Florida emergency room on Friday, just hours after a car crash nearly killed her. Her 19-year-old daughter, who suffered a seizure watching it happen, was detained alongside her.
Grace Calero, 39, and Giulianna Carriel, 19, both Ecuadorian nationals, had been rushed to HCA Florida Poinciana Hospital in Kissimmee after another vehicle veered into their lane and flipped their car. Video of their arrest, filmed by a family member, has since circulated widely online, prompting condemnation from immigrant rights groups and renewed scrutiny of enforcement policy inside hospitals.
