An illegal immigrant from Canada allegedly slapped a teenager on a New Jersey boardwalk over the Fourth of July weekend because the girl dared wear pro-Trump clothing — and open-border apologists tried to raise thousands for the attacker's legal defense before the platform pulled the plug.
Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, entered the U.S. with a Canadian passport in 2024 and overstayed her visa, according to ICE. That made her a criminal illegal alien under immigration law — a fact DHS confirmed. Yet she was free to walk the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk on July 3, where police say she started recording two teenagers, confronted one over her pro-Trump and pro-ICE sweatpants, and struck the teen on her body and face. Video circulating online appears to show a woman in dark clothing stepping toward a younger female in a USA 250 tank top, angrily swinging twice before a man escorts her away.
Tracey turned herself in July 13 after learning she'd been charged July 9 with endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment, and obstruction. She was briefly held at Ocean County Jail before ICE took custody and moved her to Delaney Hall, the Newark detention facility where anti-ICE protesters have violently clashed with law enforcement in recent weeks.
Then came the fundraising effort. A GoFundMe campaign for Tracey collected nearly $4,500 of its $9,000 goal before the platform yanked it for violating policies against fundraising for those accused of violent crimes. "Consistent with this long-standing policy, any fundraisers for the legal defense of someone charged with a violent crime are removed from the platform and fully refunded," a GoFundMe spokesperson told NJ.com.
Tracey's husband, Matthew Geroni, 42, reportedly dismissed the whole incident as a "nothingburger" — a strange word for a grown woman allegedly striking a child over clothing.
Not to be deterred, supporters launched a replacement fundraiser on GiveSendGo, seeking $10,000 for Tracey's "legal defense." It had pulled in $2,200 as of press time. The campaign blames a "coordinated mass-reporting campaign by a Facebook group" for the GoFundMe takedown and insists every dollar goes to her legal team. GiveSendGo did not respond to the New York Post's inquiry about whether the campaign violates its own terms of service.
The immigration angle is the one the establishment press would rather soft-pedal. Tracey wasn't supposed to be here. She overstayed a visa and was walking free until she allegedly put hands on an American teenager for the crime of wearing her country's colors. ICE now says she could be eligible for deportation. The question is why it took an assault on a child for immigration enforcement to act — and whether a system that can't track visa overstayers before they strike is a system that protects Americans at all.
