Patricia Krentcil Says ICE Nearly Handcuffed Her

Patricia Krentcil says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents questioned her citizenship outside a restaurant and nearly handcuffed her because she was so tanned. She was not detained, and the encounter has not been independently verified. Krentcil recounted the alleged stop on her Light Tan Up podcast, which she cohosts with Adam Barta. Actor Tom Arnold appeared on the episode. Krentcil said she was leaving a restaurant with friends when agents she identified as ICE officers asked whether she was an American citizen. She said she answered yes. She described the encounter as frightening and said she believed the agents were about to handcuff and take her away. Krentcil said she held her ground and left the situation. Her account does not say she was handcuffed, placed in a vehicle or taken into custody. Krentcil attributed the questioning and perceived threat of arrest to her complexion. That explanation is her interpretation; the reason for the alleged stop is not established. Neither ICE nor federal immigration authorities had publicly confirmed her account in the reporting, and no independent witness or record verifying the encounter was identified. Krentcil also...