A chapter of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party in the southwestern city of Karlsruhe has drawn criticism for sending migrants mock deportation notices designed as plane tickets to their "safe country of origin".

Flyers from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party are causing a stir in the area of the south-western city of Karlsruhe after "deportation tickets" from the party appeared in letterboxes.

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.

In a chilling throwback to fake tickets Nazis sent out fake to Jews offering to send them to Jerusalem, Germany’s far-right party AfD has distributed fake plane tickets to migrants telling them to lea

Flyers look like plane tickets, with passenger listed as ‘illegal immigrant’ and date of travel set as Feb 23 – election day in Germany

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.

AfD party sends mock deportation tickets to residents in Karlsruhe ahead of elections, sparking police probe and condemnation from officials - Anadolu Ajansı

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.'