Texas Sen. Ted Cruz says the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should not be closed as President Barack Obama has proposed.
Instead, the Republican presidential hopeful says during a campaign stop Tuesday in Fernley, Nevada, that the facility should be expanded to house more terrorists.
Cruz says shutting down the Guantanamo Bay facility will result in the release of terrorists who will ultimately need to be recaptured. Cruz says he fears Obama may also turn Guantanamo Bay back over to the Cuban government.
The Obama administration on Tuesday sent Congress its plan to shut down the detention center and relocate detainees to a US-based prison.
Cruz also jokes about Obama’s planned visit to Cuba next month, saying “it wouldn’t be a terrible thing if he just stayed.”
— AP
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