{"id":2829,"date":"2026-06-08T21:08:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:08:33","slug":"somali-referee-for-world-cup-is-denied-entry-into-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2829","title":{"rendered":"Somali referee for World Cup is denied entry into the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after getting selected to officiate in the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2827\">Intense heat continues to build this week across central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>U.S. 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\u2019t mention the person by name, Artan is the only World Cup referee from Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring processing, the traveler underwent additional inspection, a routine part of CBP\u2019s inspection process when officers need to verify information or determine admissibility,\u201d CBP said in its statement. \u201cFollowing inspection, the traveler, a referee for the FIFA World Cup, was determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns and was denied entry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2825\">Summer heat with some low rain chances for central NC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>CBP noted that all travelers seeking entry into the U.S. \u2014 including athletes, coaches and staff \u2014 are subject to CBP inspection and vetting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdmissibility determinations are made on a case-by-case basis using law enforcement, national security, and immigration information available at the time of inspection,\u201d the CBP statement said. \u201cCBP officers have the authority to question travelers, conduct inspections, and determine admissibility consistent with U.S. law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2821\">Nelly Korda finally has the major title she always wanted. It might just be the start<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP World Cup coverage: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry into the United States after getting selected&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2828,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Somali referee for World Cup is denied entry into the United States - Raleigh Moving News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2829\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Somali referee for World Cup is denied entry into the United States - 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