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

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/notorious-tan-mom-claims-ice-agents-mistook-her-for-illegal-immigrant-because-of-extreme-tan/
- Published: 2026-10-24T05:58:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T07:10:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/us/notorious-tan-mom-claims-ice-agents-mistook-her-illegal-immigrant-extreme-tan
- Topics: Americas, Culture, Food, World

## Key points

- Patricia Krentcil says ICE agents questioned her citizenship.
- She alleges her tan nearly led to her being handcuffed.
- The incident’s time and location are unspecified and unverified.

## Summary

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.

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