A Canadian woman who has publicly embraced left-wing politics is accused of assaulting a teenage girl on the Jersey Shore over Independence Day weekend, allegedly because the teen was wearing clothing supporting President Trump and federal immigration enforcement.
According to the New York Post, court documents state that 33-year-old Kaitlyn E. Tracey allegedly filmed herself confronting a group of four girls on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk on July 3 before the encounter turned violent. Video surveillance reportedly shows Tracey striking one of the minors after objecting to patriotic colored sweatpants emblazoned with Trump and ICE, a display of support for the President and immigration authorities that appears to have triggered the confrontation.
Police say Tracey hit the teen across the face and body before leaving the scene, but officers later identified her and secured an arrest warrant based on the footage. She was taken into custody on Monday and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction, according to court records viewed by The Post.
Authorities confirmed that the teen allegedly slapped by Tracey did not suffer injuries, but the incident underscores the growing hostility some on the left direct toward Trump supporters, even when they are minors. Tracey had reportedly been living in Asbury Park with her husband after entering the United States on a passport earlier in 2024, raising questions about how quickly a recent entrant to the country became entangled in a politically charged assault case.
Her husband, American citizen Matthew Geroni, claimed that immigration authorities moved swiftly once the criminal case was underway. Yesterday, July 13, my wife was detained by ICE and brought to Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ, Geroni said in a plea to media on TikTok, insisting that his main goal is the safety and well-being of my wife, and that is about it, even if she is ultimately deported back to Canada.
Geroni, who said he married Tracey a little over three years ago, has been sharing her story with his 140,000 followers on social media while omitting key details about the alleged attack on a teenage girl. He did not mention the accusations of assault in his public appeal, instead claiming the situation was being taken out of context and portraying his wife primarily as a victim of the system.
In an apparent effort to turn the case into a cause clbre, Geroni launched a GoFundMe page to cover Traceys legal expenses. He later complained that a Facebook group of MAGA supporters mass-reported the fundraiser, forcing it to be taken down, even as he continued to brand himself online as the Clown of Asbury Park and the Jester of the Jersey Shore while routinely mocking Republicans.
Geroni also asserted that police initially told Tracey to leave the boardwalk after the alleged assault because they did not yet have enough evidence to charge her, a situation that changed once an arrest warrant was issued and she turned herself in. With Tracey now facing criminal charges and an immigration hold, she is scheduled to appear in court on Aug. 4, a date that will test whether political animus toward Trump supporters can be brushed aside as context or treated as the serious offense against a child that prosecutors allege.
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