'Tan Mom' Patricia Krentcil Says She Was Nearly Arrested by ICE Allegedly Because of Her Skin Color: 'I Was Scared'
Krentcil says she was not detained and claims the agents nearly handcuffed her after asking whether she was a U.S. citizen.
- Patricia Krentcil, known as 'Tan Mom,' claims Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stopped her after leaving a restaurant and questioned her citizenship, which she alleges was prompted by her dark complexion.
- On her podcast 'Light.' with co-host Adam Barta, the 58-year-old reality personality recounted the alleged incident, saying she nearly avoided being handcuffed during the confrontation.
- Krentcil described feeling 'scared' during the interaction and criticized President Donald Trump for 'supporting all this nonsense,' expressing fear of being transported to an unknown location.
- Federal officials have not responded to Krentcil's specific allegation but maintain that mobile units operate within constitutional authority to enforce federal law.
- Amnesty International USA executive director Nadia Daar stated, 'ICE is fundamentally broken and cannot be fixed,' calling for systemic reforms to immigration enforcement policy.
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