Salvadoran Restaurant Workers Aid Deputies Injured During Compton ICE Raids Protests

Restaurant owner served compassion amid immigration enforcement protests

By Rina Nakano Click here for updates on this story     COMPTON, California (KCAL) — La Ceiba Restaurante y Pupuseria in Compton served up more than pupusas on Saturday as owner Elizabeth Mendoza and her staff offered compassion and aid to protesters and sheriff deputies alike. Mendoza said although chaos ensued outside her restaurant, she knew she had to stay open. On June 7, protests began in Paramount after it appeared that federal law enforc…

Salvadoran restaurant workers aid deputies injured during Compton ICE raids protests

Amid protests sparked by a weekend immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles County, workers at a Salvadoran restaurant in Compton were seen helping injured deputies who had responded to the scene. Footage captured by stringer service OnScene.TV shows at least three Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies being treated by employees at Restaurante Y Pupuseria La Ceiba, a local Salvadoran eatery on East Alondra Boulevard. The deput…

LA restaurant owner from El Salvador helps police officers who were pepper-sprayed during ICE protests

A restaurant owner, who is an immigrant from El Salvador, stepped up to help both demonstrators and police officers who were injured in protests in Los Angeles.

El Salvadorian restaurant staff praised for helping officers hurt in LA riots: ‘They’re humans’

Elizabeth Mendoza owns La Cieba in Compton, and helped her staff pour milk over the eyes of LA officers who had been caught up in a cloud of tear gas.

Santa Clarita Deputies Assist Amid Unrest During Downtown L.A. ICE Protests

Downtown L.A. may be the epicenter of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests, but some of Santa Clarita’s own deputies are there, standing between unrest and order. Though Santa Clarita is miles from the protest epicenter and outside Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) jurisdiction, deputies from the station are still being sent ... The post Santa Clarita Deputies Assist Amid Unrest During Downtown L.A. ICE Protest…

Immigrant Opened Her Doors to Injured Deputies and Demonstrators Offering Water, Aid, and Compassion

Salvadoran Restaurant Becomes Unexpected Refuge During L.A. Immigration Protest As immigration protests swept through parts of Los Angeles County over the weekend, staff at a Salvadoran restaurant in Compton stepped in to assist law enforcement officers injured during the demonstrations, according to multiple media reports and videos on social media. Employees at La Ceiba Restaurante y Pupuseria were captured on video tending to several Los Ange…