DHS issues scathing update on future of ‘maple leaf menace’ accused of slapping patriotic teen

The Department of Homeland Security has revealed what is in store for the Canadian woman accused of pummeling a patriotic teenager at the Jersey Shore on Fourth of July weekend.

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Kaitlyn Tracey, 33, a Canadian national, is currently in custody at Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey, after the alleged July 3 beatdown at Point Pleasant Beach.

She arrived in the US in 2024 using her passport but overstayed her visa, officials said.

“This illegal alien who assaulted a teenager has no business being in our country,” DHS wrote in a statement on X, dubbing her a “maple leaf menace.”

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“She is now in [ICE] custody pending REMOVAL from our nation,” the agency’s statement concludes.

Here’s the latest on the Canadian woman detained by ICE after assaulting Jersey Shore teen wearing MAGA apparel:

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• Canadian woman charged with assaulting Jersey Shore teen in MAGA clothes is ‘criminal illegal alien’ who overstayed visa: DHS
• Ironic twist for Canadian woman accused of slapping Jersey Shore teen for wearing MAGA attire

DHS also shared a widely circulating clip showing the incident, in which Tracey appears to be seen approaching a younger-looking woman wearing a “USA 250” tank top and delivering two rapid-fire blows to her body and head.

Tracey lives in Asbury Park with her Trump-hating American husband, Matthew Geroni, who has been clamoring to have her released from the now-infamous detention facility that became the site of violent clashes between cops and anti-ICE protesters in recent weeks.

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