Somali World Cup Referee Omar Artan Denied Entry to U.S. by Customs Officials
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Sohini Desai
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Summary
Somali World Cup referee Omar Artan was denied entry into the U.S. by Customs and Border Protection officials upon arriving in Miami for mandatory World Cup training. Despite being set to become the first Somali to officiate a World Cup match, Artan was interrogated for 11 hours, held in a cell, and ultimately put on a flight back to his home country. The article criticizes U.S. immigration policies and their impact on international sporting events.
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Artan arrived in Miami on Saturday to attend a mandatory training hub for the tournament's 140 officials.
Instead of allowing him through, however, immigration officials interrogated Artan for 11 hours before locking him in a holding cell for several more.
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