Notorious ‘Tan Mom’ claims ICE agents mistook her for illegal immigrant because of extreme tan

Patricia Krentcil, known as “Tan Mom” for her notably deep tan, says ICE agents stopped and questioned her about her US citizenship as she left a restaurant. She alleges they nearly handcuffed her because of her tan, and says she was frightened; the account has not been independently verified.

Krentcil did not say when or where the encounter happened, and ICE had not immediately responded to a request for comment. She first drew widespread attention in 2012 after being charged with child endangerment over allegations that she took her five-year-old daughter into a tanning bed; a grand jury declined to indict her in 2013 and the charges were dropped.