Obama's Guantanamo Prison Closing Plan in Final Drafting, Earnest Says
Shutting the detention facility has long been a priority for the president.
US President Barack Obama speaks following a meeting with top military officials about the military campaign against the Islamic State at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, July 6, 2015.
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The Obama administration is nearing completion of a plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that it will then send to Congress, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.
The plan will shutter the facility in a safe and responsible way, Earnest told reporters on Wednesday.