Under the image, the Trinity White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan offers applications and memberships for $1. It lists "realms" in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Tennessee, with individual phone numbers and an invitation to "call the nearest realm for more information."
SPD said it is working with nearby agencies who have reported similar incidents to identify the source of the posters.
Residents around East Tennessee awoke Tuesday morning to flyers instructing immigrants to "self-deport" and recruiting "white protestants" to join the cause of the Ku Klux Klan.
Flyers spread by members of the Ku Klux Klan are telling immigrants in Kentucky and other states to "leave now" in order to "avoid deportation," according to authorities.
Sweetwater police said they are working with neighboring agencies that reported similar flyers claiming to be from the Trinity White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
KKK flyers found in East Tennessee prompted police investigations and community concern, with a legislative response proposed.
Authorities in Kentucky were investigating racist fliers purportedly issued by the Ku Klux Klan, which ordered immigrants to “leave now” and “avoid
Police are investigating after racist flyers purportedly issued by the Ku Klux Klan that directed immigrants to “leave now” and “avoid deportation” were found in several Kentucky cities on
News reported on the flyers found in Sweetwater, and on social media, some viewers questioned why a police investigation was taking place. Knoxville Police also reported on Wednesday
"The KPD has notified the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Tennessee Fusion Center regarding the presence of the flyers in Knoxville, while the department is actively working to determine the origins of the flyers," KPD said in a statement.
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating after two different types of flyers appearing to promote the Ku Klux Klan have been located in various places across the city.