An immigrant mother and daughter were at a Central Florida hospital for treatment after a car accident earlier this month when they were arrested on immigration warrants, with emotional video of the incident showing the older woman in handcuffs as the younger one, still in a hospital gown, screams and sobs.

The mother's sister, whose video of one of the arrests sparked outrage on social media, joined immigration advocates at a news conference Friday to denounce the police action as cruel.

But both the Polk County Sheriff's Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the women, ages 39 and 19, were arrested because they'd overstayed their visas. The mother-and-daughter pair, who are from Ecuador, have since self-deported to their native country.

The video shot Aug. 20 shows Grace Stephanie Calero Cabanilla in handcuffs in a hospital room at HCA Florida Poinciana Hosptial. Her daughter, Giulianna Mia Carriel Calero, still wearing her hospital gown and sitting on her hospital bed, hugs her and screams  No!  as the two sob. The mother is led out of the room and away from her daughter as she continues crying.

The footage, taken by Gia Calero, has received hundreds of thousands of views on social media after it was featured on CNN.

 Why did this happen? They're not criminals, it was just a mother leaving work with her daughter?…Where is the humanity? Where are their human rights?  Gia Calero said at the news conference.  This is a person. They have dreams  and only want to feel safe in this country.

The arrests of her sister and niece have added to the fears in immigrant communities, she said.

The two were at the hospital receiving treatment after being involved in a car accident. Deputies investigating the crash went to the scene of the accident and later to the hospital to speak with the women. At some point, they learned both woman had ICE removal holds. Deputies confirmed with ICE that the women had civil arrest warrants and then arrested them at the hospital after they had been discharged, the sheriff's office said.

ICE, when reached for comment, reiterated what the sh

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