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He said it&#8217;s this third group that the administration is considering transferring to places in the United States where they could be securely held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Our prison system has already demonstrated the ability to house and detain convicted terrorists,&#8221; Earnest said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822663364629548-congress-guantanamo-b-weigjpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-93905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822663364629548-congress-guantanamo-b-weigjpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822663364629548-congress-guantanamo-b-weigjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822663364629548-congress-guantanamo-b-weigjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822663364629548-congress-guantanamo-b-weigjpg.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635822663364629548-congress-guantanamo-b-weigjpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; In this Dec. 9, 2014, file photo, Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kansas arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington. Roberts on Nov. 4, 2015, placed a hold on President Barack Obama&#8217;s nominee for the secretary of the Army to prevent the White House from taking executive action to close Guantanamo Bay and transfer detainees to the United States. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., arrives on Capitol Hill on Dec. 9 in Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span>Photo Credit: J. 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