Somali referee won't officiate in World Cup after being denied entry into the United States
Somali referee Omar Artan won't officiate in the World Cup after being denied entry into the United States.
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Somali referee for World Cup is denied entry into the United States
Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after getting selected to officiate in the World Cup. US Customs and Border Protection confirmed Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday. While the CBP statement didn’t mention the person by name, Artan is the only World Cup referee from Somalia. “During processing, the traveler underwent additional inspection, a routine part of CBP’s inspection process when officers need to verify information or determine admissibility,” CBP said in its statement.
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