Executive Order 13492

Executive Order 13492
Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities
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TypeExecutive order
Executive Order number13492
Signed byBarack Obama on 22 January 2009
Federal Register details
Federal Register document numberE9-1893
Summary
Ordered the closure of Guantanamo Bay detention camp

Executive Order 13492, titled Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities, is an Executive Order that was signed by United States President Barack Obama on 22 January 2009, ordering the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba.[1] This was signed at the same time as Executive Order 13493, in which Obama ordered the identification of alternative venues for the detainees.[2]

  1. ^ Barack Obama (2009-01-22). "Executive Order 13492 - Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities". The White House. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  2. ^ Barack Obama (2009-01-22). "Executive Order 13493 - Review of Detention Policy Options". The White House. Retrieved 2009-03-20.

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