Aijalon Mahli Gomes arrived on American soil after serving in a North Korean jail . The film thanks former President Carter for securing Gomes ' release . The U.S. State Department and U.N. Secretary-General Carter did not make any immediate comments about his trip . He was sentenced to 8 years of hard labor for illegal travel to North Korea .
Aijalon Mahli Gomes arrived on American soil after serving in a North Korean jail . The film thanks former President Carter for securing Gomes ' release . Carter did not make any immediate comments about his trip . He was sentenced to 8 years of hard labor for illegal travel to North Korea .