Americans in North Korea consist mainly of defectors and prisoners of war during and after the Korean War, as well as their locally born descendants. Additionally, there are occasional tours and group travel which consist of Americans via train or plane from China, some with temporary lodging and stay.

Jul 18, 2023 · An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s nuclear program.

Otto Frederick Warmbier (December 12, 1994 – June 19, 2017) was an American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016 on a charge of subversion. In June 2017, he was released by North Korea in a vegetative state and died soon after his parents requested his feeding tube be removed.

Travis Travale King (born c. 2000) is a former United States Army soldier known for crossing over the Military Demarcation Line in the Joint Security Area (JSA) into North Korea on July 18, 2023, while on a civilian tour of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). [1][2] He was 23 years old at the time of his crossing into North Korea. [3]

Jul 18, 2023 · US citizens have been detained in North Korea several times since 1996, including tourists, scholars and journalists. In July 2017, the US government banned US citizens from visiting the...

Sep 28, 2023 · The Pentagon says that the American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas more than two months ago was whisked to a Texas Army base for medical checks and interviews after his return to the U.S.

Sep 27, 2023 · An American has crossed the heavily fortified border from South Korea into North Korea, the American-led U.N. Command overseeing the area said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions over North Korea’s nuclear program.

Jul 19, 2023 · Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

Jul 19, 2023 · US military officials say King “willfully and without authorization” crossed into North Korea while taking a civilian tour of the Joint Security Area, a small collection of buildings inside the...

Jul 19, 2023 · U.S. officials tell CBS News the soldier in question is Private 2nd Class Travis King, who had served time at a military detention facility in South Korea and was released about a week...