"The Democratic Republic of Congo, a Central African country where the Afghans have no ties, is experiencing one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with more than 600,000 refugees there already after decades of armed conflict.

VanDiver accused the Trump administration of intentionally offering the Afghan refugees an alternative so bad that they would choose to return to Afghanistan even if it means risking their lives.

"This is insane," he told NBC News in an interview, noting in a separate statement that "you do not solve the world's number one refugee crisis by dumping it into the world's number two."

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Making America Great Again around the world!

"Other countries love me... I mean, America. We are the greatest. We could whip Hulk Hogan, you know, when he was great! The Congo loves us, and the Afghan Families who we promised to bring here if they helped us... they love me, too! They'll love the Congo! It's like a Paradise there. Or Greenland, we could send them there! They'll be a US state, soon! Thank you for your attention to this message."

"The United States Is Betraying Its Afghan Allies. The World Will Take Note.

If Afghan partners " whom the world witnessed standing with U.S. forces for two decades " can be transferred to the DRC, what assurance can the United States credibly offer to those it will rely on in the future?

Reports that Afghan evacuees currently housed in Qatar could be transferred to the Democratic Republic of the Congo mark a deeply troubling shift in U.S. asylum and migration policy " one that should raise alarm bells not only for those concerned about the fate of Afghans, but for anyone invested in human rights, the integrity of U.S. asylum systems, and the United States' credibility as a global partner."