Patricia Krentcil, widely known as “Tan Mom,” claimed on the debut episode of her podcast Light. Tan. Up. that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents stopped her outside a restaurant and questioned her citizenship because of her deeply tanned skin... The woman America knows as “Tan Mom” says her famously dark tan nearly got her arrested by immigration agents. And yes, there’s a considerable amount of irony here. Patricia Krentcil became an internet sensation in 2012 after accusations that she had taken her young daughter into a tanning booth. The charges were eventually dropped, but her extraordinarily bronzed complexion made her a tabloid fixture. Now, the Florida Republican and former U.S. Senate hopeful says she experienced something she never expected. Racial profiling. During a recent podcast appearance, Krentcil claimed ICE agents stopped her outside a restaurant and questioned whether she was an American citizen. She believes her dark tan was the reason. According to Krentcil, the encounter nearly ended with her being handcuffed and taken away. She described feeling frightened and criticized President Trump and his administration over immigration enforcement. Her account has not been independently verified, and she hasn’t provided a date or location for the alleged incident. Still, the story has attracted considerable attention. A woman famous for deliberately making her skin darker now says she experienced discrimination because of how dark her skin appeared. And suddenly, the question of being judged by skin color became very personal.