On 22 January 2009, Obama stated that he ordered the government to suspend prosecutions of Guantánamo Bay detainees for 120 days to review all the detainees' cases to determine whether and how each detainee should be prosecuted.
Ved midnat 21. januar beordrede han at regeringen skulle suspendere alle anklager af Guantanamo-indsatte i 120 dage, for at overveje alle de indsattes sager for at afgøre hvordan hver enkel fange skulle håndteres.