Canadian visa overstay who allegedly slapped pro-Trump teen now sits in ICE detention awaiting deportation
A 33-year-old Canadian national who allegedly slapped a teenage girl on a New Jersey boardwalk for wearing pro-Trump clothing over the July Fourth weekend is now in federal immigration custody and facing removal from the United States, the Department of Homeland Security announced.Kaitlyn Tracey entered the country in 2024 with a passport, overstayed her visa, and, according to multiple law enforcement accounts, confronted a group of teenagers on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk on July 3 before striking a 16-year-old girl on her face and body. She now faces four criminal charges and sits in the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey, while ICE processes her for deportation.
DHS did not hold back. The agency posted on X: “MAPLE LEAF MENACE. This illegal alien who assaulted a teenager has no business being in our country. She is now in @ICEgov custody pending REMOVAL from our nation.”
What happened on the boardwalk
The confrontation took place on the evening of July 3 at Point Pleasant Beach, a popular Jersey Shore destination packed with holiday crowds. Fox News reported that Tracey approached the teenagers after spotting one girl wearing sweatpants bearing “Trump” and “ICE” branding. Tracey allegedly yelled at the group, then slapped the teen twice.