A regional branch of the nationalist Alternative for Germany party has been distributing fake "airplane tickets" to promote the deportation of people to a "secure home country." Police are investigating.

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.'

The AfD in the German city of Karlsruhe has been posting fake ‘deportation tickets’ to voters, including those with a migration background. The incident is being investigated by police as a hate crime.

German Police have started investigating the Alternative for Germany (AfD) over its campaign in Karlsruhe in the south of the country. Members of the local organization of the anti-immigration party sent fliers to mailboxes that seem to be airline ticket boarding passes and have the phrase "deportation ticket" written on them.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been embroiled in controversy after distributing campaign flyers that resemble "deportation tickets" in the city of Karlsruhe. #EuropeNews

The “Deportation Ticket” stunt is being compared to a similar campaign in 1930s Germany by the Nazis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background.

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.

A former EU official is accused of suggesting the European Union could try to annul Germany’s election results if the right-wing party wins.