US extends ban on American passports for travel to North Korea

The State Department announced the extension of the ban until August 31 2022 (Andrew Harnik/AP)

The Biden administration has extended for one year a Trump-era ban on the use of US passports for travel to North Korea.

The ban was first imposed by former secretary of state Rex Tillerson in 2017 after the death of American student Otto Warmbier, who was injured while in North Korean custody. It has been extended annually ever since.