(The Hill) — Officials shared that Hispanic and LGBTQIA high school students are receiving offensive messages about being selected for deportation or re-education camps.
“While we have not received any reports of acts of violence resulting from these disturbing messages, we evaluate all reported incidents and coordinate with the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division,” the FBI said in a release. “We are also sharing information with our law enforcement partners and community, academic, and faith leaders.”
Law enforcement said communications extended to emails.
The announcement came days after African American students received similar messages about being selected to be “cotton pickers.”
The FBI is currently investigating the messages, urging recipients to report details to the FBI.
These messages came after an election season marked by racist rhetoric in some cases. President-elect Trump has frequently been criticized for his statements and those made by his agents.
A speaker at a highly publicized rally at Madison Square Garden called Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash,” and President Trump had previously compared himself to a black voter after having his mug shot taken.
“I was indicted for nothing, nothing,” President Trump said at the annual Black Conservative Federation (BCF) gala in South Carolina in February. But that’s why black people like me. I was so hurt and discriminated against that they actually saw me as being discriminated against, which is pretty amazing though. , there’s probably something there.”
NAACP President Derrick Johnson condemned President Trump’s comments earlier this year, blaming him for racist text messages that circulated after his successful White House bid.
“The unfortunate reality of electing a president who has historically embraced and, at times, encouraged hatred, is unfolding before our eyes,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a statement.
“These messages are from racist groups across the country who feel emboldened to fan the flames of fear and spread hatred that many of us are feeling in the wake of Tuesday’s election results. , represents an alarming increase in vile and abhorrent rhetoric.”
He added that the organization refuses to allow such behavior to become “normalized.”
President Trump insiders have denounced claims that the president-elect is promoting racist rhetoric, including his daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who previously said: You have to look at someone and what they actually did. And Donald Trump really did.” When he was in the White House, he was very beneficial to the black community. He says he has never seen this man say anything racist. ”
