Omar Artan was due to officiate at the World Cup.
A senior Somali referee has been barred from entering the US.
Omar Artan was due to officiate at the World Cup but was stopped on arrival in Miami over what officials describe as "vetting concerns".
Somalia is one of the countries on Donald Trump's travel ban list, which was announced last year as part of the government's crackdown on immigration.

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