Police say Canadian woman slapped teen over Trump and ICE clothing before ICE detained her
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A Canadian woman living in New Jersey is now facing charges after being accused of attacking a teen wearing pants that displayed “Trump” and “ICE” on the boardwalk.
According to a report from NJ.com, Kaitlyn E. Tracey, 33, allegedly “slapped the victim across her face and body.”
It happened after police say she approached the group of teens while recording them on her phone on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk.
Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, was arrested on assault and child endangerment charges after police say she slapped a teen for wearing patriotic and political clothing on the boardwalk at a popular beach resort town in New Jersey. (Getty Images: DenisTangneyJr)
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Tracey reportedly did not jive with the group’s “patriotic colored sweatpants with political wording,” police said.
The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department said it happened Friday night, July 3, during the start of the Fourth of July holiday weekend; surveillance video captured her allegedly “striking the juvenile female, once to the body and once to the face, with an open hand.”
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She then ran off from the scene. Days later, Tracey was arrested on charges following an investigation into the case.
Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, was arrested on assault and child endangerment charges after police say she slapped a teen for wearing patriotic and political clothing on the boardwalk at a popular beach resort town in New Jersey. (Getty: Bloomberg)
Police confirm Tracey is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment, and obstruction.
Tracey, who is a Canadian citizen, came to the U.S. in 2024 with a passport, the report says.
On Tuesday, a man claiming to be Tracey’s husband posted a tearful plea on social media regarding the incident.
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In the video he said, “Yesterday July 13, my wife was detained by ICE and brought to Delaney Hall in North New Jersey.”
Protestors, politicians and ICE agents gather outside Delaney Hall, an immigration facility in Newark, N.J., on May 27, 2026. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital)
A search of the ICE detainee locator confirms Tracey is in ICE custody at the Delaney Hall facility.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to ICE for comment.
When reached by Fox News Digital, Tracey’s attorney Francis Hodgsen declined to comment.
