A week after cell phone users across the United States reported a flurry of racist text messages, members of Hispanic and LGBT communities are now receiving text messages saying they have been singled out for deportation or to report to a re-education camp, according to a new statement from the FBI.

Messages Follow reports of African American and Black residents received racist texts in the days after the 2024 election about being selected to “pick cotton on a plantation,” according to the FBI. Cell phone users in at least nine cities — New York, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh, Houston, Huntsville, Texas, Los Angeles, Norfolk, Virginia and Tuscaloosa, Alabama — reported receiving the messages.

The new message also includes some emails, the FBI said in its statement.

TextNow, a mobile provider that lets people create phone numbers for free, said last week that it discovered “one or more” of its users allegedly sending racist text messages to phone numbers across the country and that the service close the accounts quickly.

The FBI has said it is in contact with the Justice Department and other federal agencies on the matter.

Recipients of these messages include high school students and college students.

“While we have not received reports of violent acts stemming from these offensive messages, we are evaluating all reported incidents and cooperating with the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division,” the FBI said in its statement Friday. “We also share information with our law enforcement partners and community, academic and faith leaders.”

Anyone who receives these messages – or any threats of violence – is encouraged to report them to the FBI.