Police in Kentucky are investigating after racist Ku Klux Klan flyers instructing immigrants to 'leave now' were distributed across the state on the day Donald Trump took office as US president. The flyers, which feature a cartoon of Uncle Sam kicking a family of five, also include a phone number and an invitation to 'join us'.
The documents were found in the northern Kentucky cities of Ludlow and Fort Wright. The Ludlow Police Department condemned the flyers in a Facebook statement, saying: 'We are aware and have already taken one report for this disturbing and disgusting KKK propaganda that is being passed around our community.'
Fort Wright Mayor Dave Hatter described the flyers as 'loathsome and deplorable', adding that they 'do not represent the Fort Wright community or the values of our businesses and residents'. Local authorities are investigating with a view to seeking criminal charges.
The phone number listed on the flyers did not appear to be in service on Wednesday. Similar flyers were distributed in Indiana in November. The distribution occurred on the same day Trump, who has vowed to launch 'the largest deportation programme in American history', took office.
