The Dispute Index

Gloria Soto

Gloria Soto is a member of the Santa Maria City Council in California, representing District 3 in the southwest part of the city. She was first elected to the council in November 2018.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Gloria Soto, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Gloria Soto

Gloria Soto

Role at the time: Santa Maria city councilmember, quoted by the Santa Barbara Independent

Condemned

Response to this claim

Claims that the student suffered broken bones are false, and he never requested medical assistance.

“This kind of brutality is not okay. There needs to be an independent investigation into how a case of mistaken identity ended with a student hurt this badly.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)ICE detains special needs student, U.S. citizen near Santa Maria High School (The Santa Barbara Independent)Full article
Why we used this label

The reference point is ICE agents' October 21 detention of Erik Zepeda, a U.S.-citizen student with disabilities, and the force used on him. Soto calls the agents' treatment of the student brutality and asks for an independent investigation.

Read statementFull case: ICE detains a U.S.-citizen student with disabilities near Santa Maria High School; ICE says he resisted and disputes reports of broken bones

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