HUH? Linda Sarsour Asks Why North Koreans Aren’t ‘Lining Up In Drives’ to Come to the U.S.

While criticizing President Trump for his new "travel ban" that happens to include Venezuela and North Korea, Islamic feminist activist Linda Sarsour pondered why North Korea was included on the “Muslim ban” list, as North Koreans are not “lining up in droves” to come to the United States.

Except that the average North Korea cannot actually leave North Korea freely. According to Liberty in North Korea, it is illegal for North Koreans to leave their country without explicit permission from the government. The prospect of being sent back to North Korea is so devastating that many defectors carry around cyanide capsules in case they’re caught.

North Koreans who do defect generally tend to live in nearby China or South Korea, since it’s logistically possible. Getting on an airplane to the United States? Not so much.

Approximately 12 hours after her initial tweet, Sarsour attempted to rationalize her tweet by saying she was merely pointing out that North Koreans cannot come to the United States:

Sarsour agreed with a tweet that alleged the purpose of adding North Korea and Venezuela to the travel ban list is a way to deflect from it being considered a pure “Muslim ban”:

According to the White House’s release, the Trump administration added North Korea to the list partly because of its lack of “identity-management protocols, information-sharing practices, and risk factors.”

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