Victims' families who traveled to GTMO were upset upon news of the stay. Claire Gates who traveled with her mother said, "This is not the ending to this trip that I thought we would be experiencing together." Claire's uncle Peter Freund died in the 9/11 attacks.

The court did not rule on whether Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin can revoke the plea agreements with Mohammed and two other defendants that would take the death penalty off the table, but instead said it needs more time to decide.