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'Tan Mom' says ICE agents nearly handcuffed her over her tan

Krentcil says agents asked whether she was an American citizen and she said yes; she made the claim on her podcast, and called Trump's policies nonsense.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN After Hours
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorPatricia Krentcil, the woman known as Tan Mom, says immigration agents questioned her citizenship as she left a restaurant with friends, and that they were about to handcuff her.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShe made the claim on her podcast, saying she told them she was a citizen and got out of the situation.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorShe also criticized President Trump for supporting, in her words, all this nonsense.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe podcast is called Light. Tan. Up. So the evidence is on a Wednesday episode, and the agents are not on the record.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHer quote was, "Because I was so tanned, they were about to handcuff me and take me away to God knows where."

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentGod knows where.

  7. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA grand jury declined to indict her in the twenty twelve tanning case, so she has beaten one set of officials already.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentTwo for two, and this one only needed the word citizen. The tan finally got a second opinion.

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