Klan Goes Door To Door In Delaware

NEWPORT, Del. - Fox 29 has uncovered evidence that the Ku Klux klan is actively trying to recruit new members in New Castle County, Delaware.

Specifically, the KKK is targeting neighborhoods in Newport, an area southwest of Wilmington just a few miles east of Newark.

They're going door to door, picking predominantly white neighborhoods, leaving their calling card, hoping residents will call them back and join their ranks:

Residents says someone from the KKK is driving by, throwing baggies out a car window onto driveways and lawns, much like a kid delivering newspapers. Inside the sandwich bag are a couple of rocks to weight it down, and a note that says "fight illegal immigration."

"It’s scary. You don't want to think that people like that are in your neighborhood. You know, it's... I felt uncomfortable about it,” said one resident.

The note identifies a branch of the KKK called "Virgils White Knights," and includes two phone numbers. So Fox 29 called the first, which has a Delaware area code. It was not in service.

The second phone number did work. We left a message but never heard back.

So why is the Ku Klux Klan recruiting here? There is an influx of Latino immigrants in the past several years. But everyone we talked to is still surprised the KKK would target the area.

"We go to a school where the Spanish population is huge, and that never bothered anyone that I've ever known," said another resident