DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper’s office confirmed he was notified Friday by the Pentagon that it would like to assess various Colorado facilities for the possible transfer of terrorist suspects now detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

The U.S. is detaining more than 100 suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay and closing the facility has been a priority of the Obama administration for years.

Now it looks like there is a renewed push and they could be moved to Colorado.

The Pentagon has looked at sites in other states and is likely to look at the federal Supermax prison in Florence and the state-run Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City.

Hickenlooper’s office said he wants to have a full understanding of the costs, risks and impact for Colorado.

Transferring the detainees anywhere will be an uphill battle for the president. Several years ago, Congress passed a law prohibiting the detainees from being transferred to American soil.

Republican Congressman Scott Tipton’s office said he believes the transfer of some of the world’s most dangerous terrorists from Guantanamo Bay to Colorado is “unacceptable” and he will continue working with Republican Sen. Cory Gardner to do “everything possible” to prevent that from happening.

A spokeswoman for Democratic Senator Michael Bennet said, “The Department of Defense has no authority to transfer these prisoners or make such modifications, and they have made no case that it makes sense to do so.”