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Travis King, a Black U.S. soldier, crossed into North Korea because of racist treatment in the military, North Korean state media said.

US says ‘can’t verify the comments’, but working to free Travis King

The United States is seeking and will continue to seek the safe return of a US service member who crossed into North Korea last month, a White House official said Wednesday, dismissing the North's claim that the American soldier is seeking asylum in the reclusive country. John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, insisted that North Korean claims cannot be trusted. "I t...

King was travelling with a group tour to the border between North and South Korea when he crossed on 18 July

U.S. soldier Travis King wanted to seek refuge in its territory or any other country, North Korea says. North Korea's first public acknowledgement of King's crossing from its southern neighbor on July 17. State Department spokesman Vidante Patel: "We remain focused on securing his return" King admitted during an investigation that he decided to come to North Korea "because he was upset by inhumane abuse and racial discrimination within the U.S.'s military," state media says. The 23-year-old soldier qualifies as a prisoner of war because he is an active-duty soldier.