U.S. lawmaker calls on State Dept. to revise policy on N. Korea travel ban

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) -- A U.S. lawmaker has called on the State Department to revise its policy banning U.S. citizens from traveling to North Korea, noting that many Korean Americans with aging relatives in the North hope to have family reunions in the reclusive state.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) made the call in a statement released Thursday, after the department extended its ban on travel to North Korea for another year, until Aug. 31 next year, citing "serious" risks to U.S. citizens of arrest and long-term detention in the North.

"To the dismay of many Korean Americans, Secretary (Marco) Rubio recently renewed the ban on U.S. citizen travel to North Korea for the 10th consecutive year. About 100,000 Korean Americans still hope to have family reunification meetings with aging relatives in North Korea, and the ban makes it impossible for them to do so," he said.

"It is time for the State Department to revise its policy so that Korean Americans can have the opportunity to attend funerals or burials in North Korea and to heal the wounds of years-long separations."

Under the ban, all U.S. passports are to be declared invalid for travel to, in or through the North unless specially validated for such travel.

In 2017, the U.S. implemented the travel restriction on North Korea. It has since been extended annually.

This photo, released by the Associated Press, shows Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) speaking during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 24, 2024. (Yonhap)

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华盛顿，9月11日（韩联社）——一位美国议员呼吁国务院修改禁止美国公民前往朝鲜的政策，并指出许多在朝鲜有年迈亲属的韩裔美国人希望在这个与世隔绝的国家与家人团聚。

众议员布拉德·谢尔曼（加州民主党）周四发表声明，呼吁将前往朝鲜的旅行禁令再延长一年，至明年 8 月 31 日。此前，美国国务院宣布将前往朝鲜的旅行禁令延长一年，理由是美国公民在朝鲜面临被逮捕和长期拘留的“严重”风险。

“令许多韩裔美国人感到失望的是，（马可·）卢比奥部长最近连续第十年延长了美国公民前往朝鲜的旅行禁令。大约有10万韩裔美国人仍然希望与在朝鲜的年迈亲属进行家庭团聚，而这项禁令使他们无法实现这一愿望，”他说。

“国务院是时候修改其政策了，以便让韩裔美国人有机会参加在朝鲜举行的葬礼或葬礼，并治愈多年分离造成的创伤。”

根据该禁令，所有美国护照将被宣布无效，不得前往、在北方地区旅行或途经北方地区，除非获得特别验证。

2017年，美国对朝鲜实施了旅行限制。此后，该限制每年都得到延长。

这张由美联社发布的照片​​显示，2024年9月24日，加州民主党众议员布拉德·谢尔曼在华盛顿国会山出席众议院外交事务委员会听证会时发表讲话。（韩联社）

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