A Salvadoran restaurant in Los Angeles opened its doors to police officers injured in escalating protests against the deportation of illegal immigrants over the weekend.

Pupuseria La Ceiba workers were seen on ABC 7 footage tending to deputies who appeared to be hit with tear gas in Compton.

Newsweek reached out to the restaurant and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for comment via email Monday afternoon.

Why It Matters

Compton was one of the neighborhoods hit by violent clashes as protestors demonstrating against Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) raids targeted federal agents carrying out immigration raids as part of President Trump's mass deportation policy.

Local law enforcement were called in to try and calm the situation, but they were not part of immig

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