Video shows Canadian illegal alien slapping teen over Trump, ICE clothing: DHS

A recently released video shows the infinitesimal a Canadian pistillate accused of overstaying her visa allegedly slapped a teenage miss aft confronting her radical of friends wearing covering displaying the words "Trump" and "ICE" connected a New Jersey boardwalk earlier aboriginal being taken into national migration custody.

The Department of Homeland Security shared the video Thursday successful a station connected X, calling Kaitlyn Tracey a "Maple Leaf Menace" and confirming she is present successful U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody pending removal proceedings.

"This amerciable alien who assaulted a teen has nary concern being successful our country," DHS wrote.

The video appears to amusement Tracey approaching the teenage girl, reaching retired and striking her earlier walking distant without stopping.

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A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson aboriginal told Fox News Digital that Tracey entered the United States connected April 14, 2024, connected a visa that expired Sept. 6, 2024, but remained successful the state aft it expired.

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A Canadian pistillate accused of overstaying her visa was taken into ICE custody aft allegedly slapping a teen implicit pro-Trump and ICE covering connected a New Jersey boardwalk. (U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

"She overstayed her visa and failed to depart," the spokesperson said, adding Tracey's sanction to the "nearly 70% of ICE arrests" netting amerciable immigrants who person been charged with oregon convicted of a crime.

According to DHS, the Point Pleasant Beach Police Department facilitated a controlled transportation into ICE custody pursuing her arrest, wherever she volition stay pending migration proceedings.

A antheral identifying himself connected societal media arsenic Tracey's husband, Matthew Geroni, disputed the allegations successful an interrogation with NJ.com, arguing the incidental had been blown retired of proportionality aft drafting wide attraction online.

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"This full concern has been blown retired of proportionality and a idiosyncratic similar Kate does not beryllium successful immoderate facility," Geroni told the outlet. "My woman has ne'er been successful occupation successful her full life. She's ne'er had immoderate benignant of concern similar this. This 1 small concern that was truly a nothingburger erstwhile it happened has been blown truthful retired of power by conservatives online that it has caused my woman to beryllium enactment successful a detention center."

According to the probable origin affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, the unfortunate told constabulary she and 3 friends were walking on the boardwalk erstwhile Tracey began verbally berating the radical implicit covering they were wearing.

The affidavit states 2 of the victim's friends were wearing patriotic-colored sweatpants displaying the words "Trump" and "ICE." Investigators allege Tracey past approached the unfortunate and struck her erstwhile successful the look and erstwhile successful the body.

Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, was arrested connected battle and kid endangerment charges aft constabulary accidental she slapped a teen for wearing patriotic and governmental covering connected the boardwalk astatine a fashionable formation edifice municipality successful New Jersey. (Getty: Bloomberg)

Officers attempted to halt Tracey, but she refused to place herself and continued down the boardwalk, according to the affidavit.

Investigators aboriginal identified her done societal media and passport accusation she provided erstwhile entering the United States from Canada successful 2024.

Geroni besides posted respective affectional videos to societal media aft Tracey's arrest, saying helium was trying to find an migration lawyer and pleading for help.

"I request help. I don't cognize what to do," helium said successful 1 video. "I request an migration lawyer... I request my wife."

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Geroni besides said helium created a GoFundMe run to assistance wage for Tracey's ineligible defence and migration costs earlier it was removed from the platform. Before it was taken down, the fundraiser said it had been organized by friends to assistance screen Tracey's ineligible expenses and immigration-related costs.

In different video, Geroni claimed the run was removed aft what helium described arsenic a coordinated mass-reporting run by a "Facebook radical of MAGA supporters."

Kaitlyn Tracey is present successful U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody pending removal proceedings. (Getty Images: DenisTangneyJr)

A GoFundMe spokesperson disputed that claim, telling Fox News Digital the fundraiser was removed due to the fact that it violated the platform's policies.

"GoFundMe's Terms of Service prohibit fundraisers for the ineligible defence of convulsive crimes," the spokesperson said. "Consistent with this long-standing policy, the fundraiser was removed from the level and afloat refunded."

The lawsuit besides drew absorption connected Capitol Hill aft DHS released the surveillance video Thursday.

"Oh, Canada. She's headed backmost your way!" Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., wrote connected X. "Thank you, @SecMullinDHS!"

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Francis R. Hodgson, Tracey's attorney, declined to remark erstwhile reached by Fox News Digital. Court records amusement Tracey is scheduled to look successful Ocean County Superior Court connected Aug. 4.

Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz and Kelsie Cairns contributed to this report.