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She was burned by ICE!
New Jersey’s notorious “Tan Mom” said she was questioned by “racist” ICE agents about whether she’s a US citizen — simply because her skin is so dark.
Patricia Krentcil — who gained notoriety when she was arrested for allegedly bringing her 5-year-old daughter into a tanning bed in 2012 — told the podcast Light she was nearly cuffed while at a restaurant with friends, although she didn’t specify where or when it allegedly happened.
“As we were walking out, the ICE people stopped me and they asked me ‘am I an American citizen,’ and I’m like, ‘yes.’ It blew my mind,” she said.
“Because I was so tan they were about to handcuff me and take me away to God knows where. Cause once you get in those trucks, you don’t know where you’re going anymore.”
The aging over-bronzed bombshell also slammed President Trump for supporting “all this nonsense.”
“I was scared but I held my own and I got out of the situation — but they’re very racist about color and nationality,” she added.
ICE has previously denied that it engages in unconstitutional racial profiling during enforcement operations.
In April 2012, Krentcil was arrested and charged with second-degree child endangerment after her daughter arrived at school with sunburns.
Charges were dropped the following February when an Essex County grand jury refused to indict her.
The extreme tanning buff has since become a podcast host herself and now lives in — where else? — the Sunshine State.