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Canadian Woman Charged With Slapping Teen at Jersey Shore Over Pro-Trump Clothing Is Held by ICE After Turning Herself In
Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, turned herself in July 9 after the July 3 incident at Point Pleasant Beach. She was transferred to ICE custody for overstaying a 2024 visa entry. Fundraisers for her legal defense were removed from one platform and relaunched on another.
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com reported. Tracey allegedly began recording two teenagers on the boardwalk and struck one on the body and face during the confrontation. Tracey turned herself in on July 9 after learning charges had been filed.
She was briefly held at Ocean County Jail before ICE took her into custody and transferred her to the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark. An ICE spokesperson stated that Tracey entered the United States with her passport in 2024 and overstayed her visa. Her husband, Matthew Geroni, 42, spoke to NJ.com about the case.
A GoFundMe campaign seeking $9,000 for Tracey's legal defense collected nearly $4,500 before the platform removed it for violating rules against supporting those accused of violent crimes, according to a GoFundMe spokesperson. A new campaign launched on GiveSendGo with a $10,000 goal and had received $2,200 in donations as of press time.
The GiveSendGo description states that all funds will go directly to Tracey's legal team for attorney fees and related expenses.
It claims the original campaign was removed after a coordinated mass-reporting effort by a Facebook group.
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