While that may be the case for citizens of the DPRK the story it is certainly not true for Americans who visit. They are charged and arrested for their crimes,

While that may be the case for citizens of the DPRK the story it is certainly not true for Americans who visit. They are charged and arrested for their crimes, sentenced to a decade or more in prison, and then released and deported within a year or two. It's a story that we've seen play out many times: Kenneth Bae, Matthew Todd Miller, Laura Ling, Euna Lee, Merrill Newman, etc. Nothing new nor interesting, must be a slow news day.