Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained At the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities

Signed by Barack Obama on January 22, 2009.

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  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 13492: Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained At the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities}},
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  note         = {Reference number eo-13492; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/01/27/E9-1893/review-and-disposition-of-individuals-detained-at-the-guantanamo-bay-naval-base-and-closure-of; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
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See EO 13567, March 7, 2011;

Revoked by EP 13823, January 30, 2018

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

Federal Register table of later actionsSee: EO 13567, March 7, 2011; Revoked by: EP 13823, January 30, 2018

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