The native North Korean who has been pleading for the right to leave South Korea and return to Pyongyang received a message from her daughter via North Korean media on Monday.

The letter, written by Kim’s daughter Ri Ryun Kum, was released on North Korea’s Mothers’ Day via the Uriminzokkiri media outlet.

“Mom, please come to your homeland as soon as possible. The whole family is waiting for you. The door to the homeland is always open,” the letter reads.

The letter criticized South Korea’s human rights environment for preventing Kim’s repatriation.

A tearful Kim told NK Newswhat she