U.S. to Ban Citizens From Traveling to North Korea
The restriction follows the death of 22-year-old Otto Warmbier, who was imprisoned while visiting the nation with a tour group.
The U.S. government will soon prohibit its citizens from traveling to North Korea, the State Department announced Friday, citing “mounting concerns over the serious risk of arrest and long-term detention.” While the U.S. previously discouraged Americans from making trips to North Korea, the new policy legally restricts the “use of a passport to travel in, through, or to North Korea,” said State
