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Tillerson says Kim Jong Un must ‘tell me he wants to talk’

By MAT PENNINGTON into Japanese waters and
Associated Press two-thirds of the people
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — aboard have died. What
Secretary of State Rex Til- the Japanese learned is
lerson voiced confidence the North Korean fishermen
Wednesday North Korea “are being sent out in the
will eventually negotiate wintertime to fish because
with the United States, say- there’s food shortages,
ing China’s cooperation and they’re being sent out
with a U.S.-led pressure to fish with a lack of fuel to
campaign was starting to get back,” he explained.
affect its reclusive ally’s Tillerson said the U.S. sup-
thinking. ports rapprochement be-
Most of North Korea’s trade tween North and South
is with China, and Tillerson Korea, which announced
said anecdotal evidence Wednesday they’d march
and intelligence suggested under a common flag at
China’s application of U.N. next month’s Olympics in
sanctions is “really starting South Korea.
to hurt.” He cited North Ko- Despite skepticism over
rean food and fuel short- the North’s intentions, Til-
ages. lerson said Pyongyang
The top American diplomat would not be allowed to
said he is waiting to hear drive a wedge between
from North Korean leader the U.S. and its partners.
Kim Jong Un that he seeks Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks to the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Stanford, He suggested the North’s
Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. In a speech at Stanford University, Tillerson signaled a deeper
to have a conversation. American commitment to the Mideast nation of Syria, saying the U.S. military will remain there for outreach to South Korea
“He’s got to tell me he the foreseeable future. may be an early effort to
wants to talk, but we are (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) “break the ice” after a year
not going to chase him,” leezza Rice, a former secre- table.” Japanese intelligence in of rising tensions as it ap-
Tillerson said at Stanford tary of state. Tillerson, who met U.S. al- making his case that the proached its goal of hav-
University, where he partici- He said he was confident lies in Canada on Tuesday effort was bearing fruit. ing a nuclear-tipped missile
pated in a question-and- the two countries would to discuss intensifying sanc- He said 100 North Korean that could reach the Amer-
answer session with Condo- “get to that negotiating tions on North Korea, cited fishing boats have drifted ican mainland.q

Judges rule for deported Mexican woman threatened by cartels

By DAN SEWELL shouldn’t have rejected nee, John K. Bush. court opinion said the comment Wednesday on
Associated Press her motion to reopen re- Trujillo Diaz’s father gave board didn’t make any “pending litigation.”
CINCINNATI (AP) — A moval proceedings based a sworn statement that he findings that her father’s Diaz’ attorneys said in a
federal appeals court on on new testimony about was kidnapped by drug statements were unbeliev- statement Wednesday that
Wednesday ordered U.S. threats against her and her gang members in 2014 able or inconsistent with they are “thrilled” at the
immigration authorities to family by the Knights Tem- seeking revenge because other evidence. court’s ruling.
reconsider the case of a plar cartel. his son had refused to work “The BIA abused its discre- “This is an important step
Mexican mother of four Her case had drawn atten- for a related drug cartel tion in finding that Trujillo toward bringing Maribel
U.S.-born children who was tion as an early example and fled the country. Diaz failed to present (suf- back to the United States
deported last year while of toughened immigration The father said the mem- ficient) evidence that her to reunite with her family,
claiming she was threat- enforcement under Re- bers told him they “knew fear of persecution, or the including her four Ameri-
ened by a Mexican drug publican President Donald Maribel had gone to the threat to her life or free- can children,” attorneys
cartel. Trump. Her deportation United States” and warned dom, was related to her Kathleen Kersh and Emily
A three-judge panel of the drew criticism from Cincin- that “the whole family family membership,” Bush Brown said.
Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. nati’s Catholic archdio- would suffer.” wrote. “We will continue to sup-
Circuit Court of Appeals cese and Ohio Republican The immigration appeals Khaalid Walls, a Detroit- port Maribel in any way we
ruled in favor of Maribel Tru- Gov. John Kasich. board had called her fears based spokesman for U.S. can to bring her back to
jillo Diaz. It said the Board Wednesday’s opinion was “generalized, conclusory Immigration and Customs the United States where she
of Immigration Appeals written by a Trump nomi- speculation.” The appeals Enforcement, declined to belongs.”q