索马里籍世界杯裁判遭美国拒入境事件:白宫官员称其曾与“一些极端恶劣人员”接触


2026-06-15T07:00:00-0400 / 哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)新闻

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更新时间:2026年6月15日 / 美国东部时间早上7:15 / 哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)新闻

达拉斯 —— 特朗普政府负责世界杯事务的最高官员对哥伦比亚广播公司(CBS)新闻表示,一名遭美国拒入境、无法执法本届世界杯的索马里籍裁判曾与“一些极端恶劣人员”接触,并称这一颇具争议的决定是合理的。

安德鲁·朱利亚尼是白宫世界杯特别工作组执行主任,同时也是前特朗普政府律师、纽约前市长鲁迪·朱利亚尼之子。他为美国政府拒绝并驱逐奥马尔·阿尔坦的决定辩护,阿尔坦是国际足联(FIFA)选中的52名本届世界杯裁判之一,本届世界杯由美国、墨西哥和加拿大联合举办。

“就这名裁判而言,他在赴美之际正与一些极端恶劣人员接触,”朱利亚尼在周日的采访中表示,“相关信息属于保密内容,目前不便披露。未来可能会公开。”

当被要求进一步披露所谓接触的具体范围和性质时,朱利亚尼表示无法透露阿尔坦据称联系的对象。他称所谓接触“发生在(阿尔坦)赴美前夕”。

一名政府官员上周透露,海关与边境保护局官员在迈阿密国际机场对阿尔坦进行审查时发现了“贬损性信息”。该官员表示,这些信息包括“与疑似恐怖组织成员的关联”。但截至目前,政府尚未公布支持这一结论的证据。

阿尔坦称,他已完成申请赴美签证所需的全部手续。

在被拒入境美国几天后,欧洲足球协会联盟(UEFA)——欧洲足球管理机构——选中阿尔坦执法欧洲超级杯决赛,对阵双方为法国巴黎圣日耳曼队和英格兰阿斯顿维拉队。国际足联此前曾表示,其历时三年开展审查工作,最终选出阿尔坦及其他世界杯裁判。

![索马里籍裁判奥马尔·阿卜杜勒卡迪尔·阿尔坦在遭拒入境美国后与球迷打招呼,他原本赴美参加世界杯。阿布卡尔·穆罕默德·穆希丁/安纳多卢通讯社通过盖蒂图片社拍摄]

少数球员被要求接受二次检查

当被问及包括伊拉克队在内的部分世界杯球员被美国移民官员盘问、临时扣留的报道时,朱利亚尼证实“少数”球员已被送往美国机场进行二次检查。

“部分人员面临指控……尤其是球员,如果不是因为世界杯赛事,他们可能未必能获准进入美国,”朱利亚尼说。

朱利亚尼表示,截至目前,所有球员都已获准入境美国,即便他们曾被盘问“数小时”。他称自己“有信心”所有球员都能入境参赛,这一判断基于他审阅的相关报告。

“总统希望确保本届世界杯的竞技公平性,因此我们已尽一切努力确保球员能够顺利入境,”他补充道。

朱利亚尼证实,部分伊朗国家队官员未被允许进入美国。此前两国已持续数月军事冲突,此次拒签迫使伊朗国家队将训练营从原计划的亚利桑那州迁至墨西哥。

当被问及为何部分伊朗队官员遭拒入境时,朱利亚尼暗示他们与德黑兰政权存在关联,并援引国务卿马可·卢比奥的言论称,任何与伊斯兰革命卫队“有直接关联”的人员都不得进入美国。

朱利亚尼强调,伊朗队所有球员和教练均已获准入境美国,但需遵守严格条件。

“球队将在赛事前一天入境,也就是比赛前一日。他们将在比赛结束当日,即比赛当晚离境,”他说,“在洛杉矶和西雅图的赛事期间也将遵循这一安排。若球队晋级32强淘汰赛,他们可再次按此规则入境离境。”

其他移民相关担忧

朱利亚尼证实,美国移民与海关执法局(ICE)特工将协助世界杯赛事安保,并就部分球迷对特工在场的担忧进行了辩护。他指出,ICE国土安全调查部门的特工经常参与大型活动安保工作,并强调他们在打击人口贩运方面发挥的作用。

“如果将ICE国土安全调查部门排除在外,我们将面临两种后果,”他说,“首先,我们将失去精通大型活动安保的专业人才;其次,我们将把这些专业力量从安保工作中剥离。”

当被问及是否已获得保证,即负责世界杯安保的ICE特工不会开展移民执法行动时,朱利亚尼表示:“我可以明确的是,合法入境美国的人员——我们已为本次赛事开辟了多条合法入境渠道——无需担忧。”

当被问及非法留在美国的人员是否可以观赛时,朱利亚尼将问题转交国土安全部长马克韦恩·马伦回应。

部分球迷也报告了申请世界杯观赛签证遇到的问题。根据特朗普总统所谓的“旅行禁令”,四个参赛国公民——海地、伊朗、科特迪瓦和塞内加尔——面临美国入境的全面或部分限制。

朱利亚尼表示,科特迪瓦和塞内加尔球迷可申请入境豁免。但他为海地和伊朗面临的全面入境禁令辩护,称海地公民签证逾期滞留率居高不下,且其祖国政治局势严峻。

“当前伊朗局势动荡,我们不能让伊朗球迷入境,以免危及国家安全,”朱利亚尼说。

当被问及特朗普政府的移民打击行动是否给世界杯蒙上阴影时,朱利亚尼淡化了相关担忧,称有人企图将赛事政治化。

他援引数据称,目前已售出超过600万张赛事门票;19个免签入境美国的世界杯参赛国已获得500万份入境许可;美国还加快了在阿根廷和巴西领事馆的签证办理流程。

“总有一些人企图利用这场全球瞩目的、拥有数十亿观众的赛事,为自己的政治叙事服务,”他说,“这种企图是站不住脚的。”

Somali World Cup referee denied entry into U.S. was talking to “some very bad people,” White House official says

2026-06-15T07:00:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: June 15, 2026 / 7:15 AM EDT / CBS News

Dallas — The Trump administration’s top official for the World Cup told CBS News a Somali referee who was denied entry into the U.S. and blocked from officiating at the tournament was talking to “some very bad people,” saying the controversial move was justified.

Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House’s World Cup task force and the son of former Trump attorney and New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said he stood by the U.S. government’s decision to reject and deport Omar Artan, one of only 52 referees selected by FIFA to officiate this year’s World Cup hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.

“In the case of the referee there, he was talking to some very bad people right as he was coming to the United States,” Giuliani said in an interview Sunday. “There’s some classified information we can’t discuss now. At some point, that may be released.”

Pressed for more details on the extent and nature of the alleged communication, Giuliani said he could not discuss who Omar was allegedly contacting. He said the alleged communication occurred “immediately before (Artan) was coming to the United States.”

An administration official last week said Customs and Border Protection officials identified “derogatory information” when they vetted Artan at Miami International Airport. The official said that information included “association with suspected members of terror organizations.” The administration has yet to release evidence to support that finding.

Artan said he had completed all the required paperwork to obtain a visa to enter the U.S.

Just days after he was denied entry to the U.S., UEFA, the governing body of soccer in Europe, selected Artan to officiate the European Super Cup final between France’s PSG and England’s Aston Villa. FIFA previously said it undertook a 3-year campaign to vet and select Artan and the other World Cup referees.

Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan greets fans after he was denied entry into the United States, where he had traveled to take part in the World Cup. Abuukar Mohamed Muhidin/Anadolu via Getty Images

A “few” players referred for secondary inspection

Asked about reports of some World Cup players, including from Iraq’s team, being questioned and temporarily held by U.S. immigration officials, Giuliani confirmed “a few” players have been referred for secondary inspection at American airports.

“There are some people who have charges against them … the players in particular, if it wasn’t for the World Cup, they may not necessarily be allowed to enter into the United States,” Giuliani said.

Giuliani said that, so far, all players have been able to enter the U.S., even if they’ve been questioned for “a couple of hours.” He said he “feels confident” all players will be able to enter the country to compete, citing reports he’s reviewed.

“The president has wanted to make sure that this World Cup is, that the competitive balance is there for this World Cup. So we’ve done everything we can to make sure players can get in,” he added.

Giuliani did confirm some Iranian team officials have not been allowed to enter the U.S. Those entry denials, which came amid months of military conflict between the two countries, forced the Iranian national team to move its training camp to Mexico instead of Arizona, where they were originally scheduled to stay.

Asked why some Iranian team officials were denied entry, Giuliani suggested they have connections to the regime in Tehran, citing comments from Secretary of State Marco Rubio that anyone with “direct ties” to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps would not be permitted into the U.S.

Giuliani stressed that all of Iran’s players and coaches had been approved to come into the U.S., though under strict conditions.

“The team will be allowed to come in match day minus one, so the day before the match. They’ll be asked to leave the day the match wraps up, so the evening of the match,” he said. “And they’ll be able to do that again in Los Angeles, and they’ll be able to do it again in Seattle. And that if they qualify for the next round, for the round of 32, they’ll be able to do that again.”

Other immigration concerns

Giuliani confirmed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be helping with security at World Cup events, defending their presence amid concerns from some fans. He noted agents from ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations branch often participate in efforts to secure events, and highlighted their role in curtailing human trafficking.

“If you were to take ICE HSI, let’s say, out of the equation, you’d be doing a couple of things,” he said. “First and foremost, you’d be taking subject matter experts that understand how to secure major events, and then you’d be removing them from the equation.”

Asked if he has gotten assurances that ICE agents assigned to World Cup security will not engage in immigration enforcement, Giuliani said, “What I can tell you is people who have come to the country here legally – we have created many legal pathways for this tournament to do that – have nothing to worry about.”

Pressed on whether people in the U.S. illegally should attend matches, Giuliani deferred to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

Some fans have also reported issues getting visas to attend World Cup matches. The citizens of four qualifying countries — Haiti, Iran, Ivory Coast and Senegal — face categorical or partial restrictions on entering the U.S. under President Trump’s so-called “travel ban.”

Giuliani said there are waivers for Ivory Coast and Senegal fans to enter the country. But he defended the categorical bans faced by people from Haiti and Iran, citing a high visa overstay rate among Haitians and the dire political situation in their homeland.

“With conflict in Iran right now, we can’t risk national security in having their fans,” Giuliani said.

Asked about concerns that Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown is casting a shadow over the World Cup, Giuliani downplayed them, saying people were seeking to weaponize the tournament.

He cited the over 6 million match tickets sold; 5 million entry approvals for 19 countries in the World Cup that also enjoy visa-free travel to the U.S.; and efforts to expedite the visa process at American consulates in Argentina and Brazil.

“There are people that ultimately want to take a global event that has incredible cache, that has billions of people watching it, and utilize it for their political narratives,” he said. “They just happen to be false.”

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