A progressive Canadian woman, enraged by the Trump/ICE-themed clothing worn by two teenage girls walking along the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk on the Jersey Shore, allegedly slapped one of them across her face and body, according to court documents reviewed by NJ.com.
On July 3, Kaitlyn E. Tracey, 33, recorded herself as she approached the minors, the documents said.
NJ.com reported:
Tracey yelled at the two people in the group wearing “patriotic colored” sweatpants before she slapped the victim across her face and body, an affidavit of probable cause stated.The victim was not injured. Her age is redacted in court documents.Tracey, of Asbury Park, fled but was identified following an investigation and arrested on Monday [July 13]. Police said the assault was captured on surveillance video.Police charged Tracey with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction.Tracey is a Canadian citizen who entered the United States with a passport in 2024, court papers state.She was brought to the Ocean County jail, and a man who identified himself as her husband said Tracey is being turned over to ICE. Tracey is not listed in jail records as an inmate as of Tuesday morning, though court records say she is scheduled for an Aug. 4 court appearance.
Mark Geroni, who claims to be Tracey’s husband, is a U.S. citizen. The pair married over three years ago.
In one of several TikTok video posts about the incident since Tracey’s Monday arrest, Geroni said, “Yesterday, July 13, my wife was detained by ICE and brought to Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ.”
He told viewers he has been unable to reach her. Fighting back tears, he pleaded with the public for help, saying he doesn’t know what to do.
He fears she could be harmed while in ICE custody. “My main goal is the safety and well-being of my wife, and that is about it.”
Perhaps that concern would have been better directed before she allegedly assaulted a stranger simply for wearing clothing bearing a political message she opposed.
The New York Post reported that in one of his TikTok appeals, Geroni said he had set up a GoFundMe account for his wife, “but was forced to take it down a short time later after a ‘Facebook group of MAGA supporters’ mass-reported it.”
Assuming the allegations are true, this case serves as a reminder that political intolerance can have real-world consequences. What began as outrage over a pair of pro-Trump sweatpants has now escalated into criminal charges, ICE custody, and an uncertain future for a noncitizen who somehow thought she had the right to lay hands on a stranger for expressing a political opinion.
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