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LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A Compton restaurant, known for its pupusas and homestyle cooking, is now being recognized worldwide for something very different: stepping in to help sheriff’s deputies during a summer protest that turned chaotic.

Workers at La Ceiba on Alondra Boulevard rushed to the aid of deputies who stumbled inside after being hit with tear gas during demonstrations linked to immigration raids in June. Surveillance video shows employees pouring milk over the deputies’ eyes and fanning their faces as they struggled to breathe.

"I love seeing the employees that helped me and my partner — it was very emotional for me — I’m very touched and honored and I will forever love them and be grateful for them," Deputy Tara Crutchfield of the LASD Compton Station said.

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