Throughout his 2008 campaign, Barack Obama routinely promised the American people that he would shut down U.S. operations in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

And eight years later, that promise turned out to be a lie.

The White House said Tuesday that the Guantanamo Bay detention center will remain open when Obama leaves office.

“At this time, I don’t anticipate that we will succeed in that goal of closing the prison,” spokesman Josh Earnest said. “But it’s not for a lack of trying, I assure you.”

Last weekend, Obama made his final release of prisoners, sending ten detainees to Oman.