Talk about beyond the pale!New Jersey's notorious "Tan Mom" claims federal immigration agents nearly slapped her in handcuffs after questioning her American citizenship, allegedly because of the famously deep tan that made her a tabloid sensation.Patricia Krentcil recounted the bizarre encounter during an appearance on the "Light.Tan.
Up." podcast alongside actor Tom Arnold, claiming U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stopped her as she left a restaurant with girlfriends.CONTROVERSIAL ICE TACTIC ACTUALLY REDUCES UNINTENDED 'COLLATERAL' ARRESTS: FEDERAL AGENTPatricia Krentcil, better known as "Tan Mom," claims ICE agents questioned her U.S.
citizenship because of her dark tan during an appearance on the "Light.Tan.
Up." podcast.(Light.
Tan.Up.
with Tan Mom & Adam Barta)"As we're walking out, the ICE people stopped me and they asked me, 'Am I an American citizen?'" Krentcil recalled."And I'm like, 'Yes.' You know, like it blew my mind."But according to the longtime bronzing enthusiast, the encounter nearly took a turn even darker than her tan."Because I was so tan, they were about to handcuff me ...
and take me away.God knows where," she alleged.Krentcil, whose unusually bronzed complexion has attracted national attention for more than a decade, claimed she feared being detained and transported to an unknown location.DHS CONDEMNS ROSIE O’DONNELL AFTER ‘DISGUSTING’ CLAIM THAT DETAINED IMMIGRANTS ARE RAPED IN ICE FACILITIESAn exterior view of a U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) administrative office and processing center on June 28, 2025.(Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)"Once you get in those trucks, you don't know where you're going anymore," she said.
"I was scared, but I held my own and I got out of the situation."The tanning enthusiast also accused immigration authorities of discriminatory behavior, saying, "But they're very racist about color and nationalities and stuff like that."DHS FIRES BACK ...