A local branch of the far-right Alternative for Germany has been distributing controversial fake "airplane tickets" to promote the deportation of people to a "secure home country." Police are investigating.

The incident comes as far-right leaders are embracing increasingly radical proposals to deport migrants en masse ahead of a national election.

German police are investigating an election campaign flier by a far-right party that looks like a plane ticket and calls for the deportation of 'illegal immigrants.'

Germany’s federal elections are coming up on 23 February 2025, meaning that all major parties are ramping up their campaign efforts to secure a majority in parliament. One of these party is AfD (Alternative für Deutschland,

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party sent "deportation tickets" for "illegal immigrants" to mailboxes around the city of Karlsruhe, a local AfD official confirmed to dpa on Tuesday. Police in the western city have launched an investigation into the campaign stunt on suspicion of incitement to hatred.