'This one little situation that was really a nothingburger when it happened has been blown so out of control by conservatives online that it has caused my wife to be put in a detention centre'
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Source The husband of a Canadian woman now in ICE custody after she allegedly slapped a teenage girl wearing “patriotic-coloured” sweatpants is blaming “conservatives online” for her arrest. The damning incident took place over the Fourth of July weekend — July 3, to be exact — when 33-year-old Kaitlyn Tracey allegedly confronted a group of teens, then slapped one girl who was wearing sweatpants emblazoned with the words “Trump” and “ICE.” Tracey was arrested on Monday and faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child, simple assault, harassment and obstruction. ‘Blown out of proportion’ Matthew Geroni had been making social media pleas to media outlets and landed an interview with NJ.com on Wednesday, in which he insisted his wife would “never hurt anybody.” She was initially taken to Ocean County jail before she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers...
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- Jul 16, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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