US set to ban citizens from visiting North Korea
US officials said yesterday that the Trump administration would ban American citizens from travelling to North Korea following the death of university student Otto Warmbier who passed away after falling into a coma while in a prison in the country.
Officials said that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had decided to impose “geographic travel restriction” for North Korea, which would make the use of US passports to enter the country illegal.
They said the restriction would go into effect 30 days after a notice is published in the Federal Register, but it was not immediately clear when that would be.
There was no announcement in yesterday’s editions of the government publication.
Two tour operators that organise group trips to North Korea said they had already been informed of the decision.