I thought travel to North Korea was banned—how the hell did he get there? Not from the US. So why was he not arrested and his passport seized??
I guess not, the US gov’t doesn’t seem to care
The Norks started to allow US tourists in Summer 2010...
only 2500 Americans have visited there since the end of the Korean War
http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/none/north-korea-lifts-travel-restrictions-americans-529062