Somali World Cup referee denied entry to US arrives home to hero’s welcome

'You start a war before the World Cup': KIRO hosts weigh security, access concerns after FIFA referee denied U.S. entry

After a Somali FIFA referee who was named Africa’s best men’s referee last year was denied entry to the U.S. over unspecified “vetting concerns,” according to The Associated Press, KIRO host Spike O’Neill and fill-in host Mike Lewis questioned whether such denials are routine at international events like the World Cup — or a byproduct of heightened U.S. immigration enforcement. Lewis said he wished there were a point of comparison, whether to pr…

Mullin stands ground over Somali referee denied access to US for World Cup · American Wire News

Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin was unapologetic over a Somali “referee” being denied entry into the United States for the World Cup – an Iraqi “staff member” was also denied entry. “We’re not gonna let people with criminal ties…. to come into this country. I don’t care what your situation is,” Mullin said when asked by a reporter about the rejection. “I’m not going to get into why we denied this individual, but there’s a reason why this…

CNN Casts World Cup as Chaotic After Somali Ref Banned For Terror Ties

As the World Cup was set to begin on Thursday, Wednesday’s CNN This Morning decided to parrot the view of the joint North American-hosted event, with most games played in the U.S., as a “World Cup of chaos,” as labeled by former English soccer star Ian Wright, due to immigration customs and visa enforcement.   The segment’s start focused on a Somalian referee who was barred from entry to the US, which CNN said was caused by “uncovered derogatory…

The Beautiful Game Meets the Border Guard

Somali World Cup soccer referee, Omar Artan, who was banned from entry into the US. Photo: Omar Artan’s Facebook page. I know Pete Hegseth put his foot in his mouth and took his eye off the ball on a beach in Normandy the other day when, during a D-Day anniversary gathering, he declared: “Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies.” Critics described the speech as grotesque and inappropriate for such a…

Somali Referee Denied US Entry for World Cup Gets Hero’s Welcome Back Home

Omar Artan, the 34-year-old Somali referee who was denied entry to the U.S. for the World Cup, was welcomed in Mogadishu by crowds of supporters on Wednesday. On Saturday, Artan was refused entry to the U.S. after arriving in Miami, despite the fact that he arrived with a valid U.S. visa and had been invited to officiate at the World Cup. Instead, border officials questioned Artan for 11… Source

DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin REFUSES To Back Down After Somali "Referee" And Iraqi "Team Staff Member" Denied Entry Into The US For The World Cup * The Gateway Pundit * by Jim Hᴏft

The corporate media is in full meltdown mode after a Somali referee and an Iraqi team staff member were denied entry into the United States ahead of the FIFA World Cup.