WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly issued the following press release:
Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and 27 of their Democratic colleagues called (https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-4-28_letter_to_sec_rubio_on_afghan_drc_relocation-1.pdf) on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to immediately halt the Trump Administration's reported plans (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/afghan-refugees-congo-us.html) to transfer Afghan allies, including interpreters currently located in Qatar, to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Afghan refugees were evacuated from Afghanistan by the U.S. government due to their work on behalf of American forces and the risk their support of t...