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更新时间：2026年6月8日 / 美国东部时间下午7:12 / CBS News
美国海关和边境保护局（CBP）周一在一份声明中表示，联邦移民执法部门上周末禁止一名原本将执法世界杯的索马里籍裁判入境美国，理由是“审查担忧”。
国际足联（FIFA）的一名发言人证实，其官员奥马尔·阿卜杜勒卡迪尔·阿尔坦“因被拒绝入境美国，将无法参加2026年国际足联世界杯的训练和执法工作”。
该发言人表示：“国际足联不参与东道国的移民程序，包括签证审批，当局已告知我们，阿尔坦先生的身份目前不会改变。根据以往国际足联赛事的惯例，东道国政府最终决定哪些人可以获得签证、哪些人可以入境本国。”
负责国际机场海关工作的海关和边境保护局表示，该裁判“因审查担忧被认定为不可入境，因此遭到拒绝”。他于周六从伊斯坦布尔乘航班抵达迈阿密国际机场，并接受了额外检查。
目前尚不清楚阿尔坦被拒入境的具体原因，但索马里是特朗普总统去年签署的“旅行禁令”行政令所列的39个国家之一，该禁令以国家安全为由限制或禁止外国公民入境。索马里面临近乎全面的美国入境限制，尽管该命令为世界杯运动员和工作人员设置了豁免条款，但移民官员仍拥有广泛的自由裁量权来决定是否批准某人入境。
海关和边境保护局在声明中表示，该局会“根据检查时可获得的执法、国家安全和移民信息，逐案评估寻求入境美国的人员”。
哥伦比亚广播公司新闻已尝试联系阿尔坦置评。
索马里青年与体育部高级顾问、前国家队队长西塞·阿登·阿布希尔谴责了拒绝阿尔坦入境的决定。他告诉法新社，阿尔坦是“非洲最受尊敬的裁判之一，理应得到整个足球界的支持”，并认为该决定“破坏了足球对公平、择优和体育精神的承诺”。
阿尔坦多年来一直执法国际足球赛事，包括非洲国家杯，并于去年被非洲足球联合会评为年度最佳男裁判。
and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) at Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Andrew Surma / SIPA USA via AP Images)
美国将与墨西哥和加拿大共同主办2026年世界杯。赛事将于本周四在墨西哥城揭幕，届时将在十多个其他场馆进行比赛。
本届世界杯将有48支国家队参赛，吸引大量外国游客。此前特朗普政府已耗时一年多时间收紧美国入境政策，引发了人们对赛事可能受到影响的担忧。
在中东战争的背景下，据伊朗国家电视台报道，部分伊朗足球官员尚未获得美国签证。伊朗队还面临严格的限制，包括赛前入境美国的时间以及赛后停留多久才能返回位于墨西哥的训练基地。
移民和海关执法局（ICE）人员将参与世界杯安保工作。白宫边境事务专员汤姆·霍曼上周对哥伦比亚广播公司新闻表示，ICE的“首要任务”是国家安全，而非移民执法。
“在此过程中，如果我们发现涉及非法移民的国家安全问题，我们当然会采取行动，”霍曼说，“但首要重点是：确保赛事安全、保障国家安宁，保护观众和运动员的安全。”
U.S. bars entry of FIFA World Cup referee from Somalia, citing “vetting concerns”
2026-06-08 19:09:00-0400 / CBS News
By Camilo Montoya-Galvez Immigration Correspondent
Camilo Montoya-Galvez is the Immigration Correspondent at CBS News, where his reporting is featured across multiple programs and platforms, including national broadcast shows, CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com and the organization’s social media accounts.
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Updated on: June 8, 2026 / 7:12 PM EDT / CBS News
Federal immigration authorities barred a Somali soccer referee who was slated to officiate the FIFA World Cup from entering the U.S. over the weekend, Customs and Border Protection said in a statement Monday, citing “vetting concerns.”
A FIFA spokesperson confirmed one of its officials, Omar Abdulkadir Artan, “will be unable to train and officiate at the FIFA World Cup 2026 after he was denied entry into the United States.”
“FIFA is not involved in host country immigration processes, including visa adjudications, and has been informed by authorities that Mr. Artan’s status will not be changed at present,” the spokesperson said. “In line with previous FIFA events, a host government ultimately determines who receives a visa and who is admitted into their country.”
CBP, which oversees customs agents at international airports, said the referee was “determined to be inadmissible due to vetting concerns and was denied entry.” He had arrived at Miami International Airport on Saturday on a flight from Istanbul, and underwent additional inspection, CBP said.
It is unclear why Artan was denied entry, but Somalia is one of 39 countries listed on President Trump’s “travel ban” executive order signed last year, which bars or restricts the entry of foreign nationals on national security grounds. Somalia is among the countries facing a near-total restriction on entry into the U.S., and while that order has exemptions for World Cup athletes and staff, immigration officials retain broad discretion to decide whether to grant or deny someone entry.
CBP said in its statement that it evaluates people seeking to enter the country “on a case-by-case basis using law enforcement, national security, and immigration information available at the time of inspection.”
CBS News has attempted to reach out to Artan for comment.
Ciise Aden Abshir, a senior adviser to Somalia’s Ministry of Youth and Sports and a former national team captain, condemned the decision not to admit Artan. He told Agence France-Presse that Artan is “among Africa’s most respected referees and deserves the support of the entire football community,” and argued the decision “undermines football’s commitment to fairness, merit, and the spirit of fair play.”
Artan has officiated international soccer matches for years, including at the Africa Cup of Nations, and he was named male referee of the year by the Confederation for African Football last year.
Referee Omar Artan during the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 Final 2nd Leg match between AS FAR (Morroco) and Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) at Prince Moulay Abdallah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Andrew Surma / SIPA USA via AP Images
The U.S. is hosting the 2026 World Cup, alongside Mexico and Canada. The tournament is set to start Thursday with a match in Mexico City, and will span more than a dozen other venues.
The tournament — which will include teams from 48 countries and scores of foreign tourists — follows a more-than-yearlong effort by the Trump administration to tighten entry into the United States, sparking worries that the games could be impacted.
Amid the war in the Middle East, some Iranian soccer officials still do not have U.S. visas, according to Iranian state television. The team is also facing strict restrictions on when it can enter the U.S. before a match and how long it can stay after the conclusion before returning to its training grounds in Mexico.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will play a role in security at the World Cup. White House border czar Tom Homan told CBS News last week that ICE’s “primary focus” will be national security, not immigration enforcement.
“In the process of that, if we find a national security issue and it involves an illegal alien, of course we’re going to take action on that,” Homan said. “But the primary focus is: Keep those events safe, keep this nation safe and keep the spectators and the athletes safe.”
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