# @cbsnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZaumFIyNRR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66671904-cbsnews-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4342dde7c5.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-10T19:47:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CBS News (@CBSNews) — https://gondola.cc/CBSNews

## Caption

Somali referee Omar Artan received a hero’s welcome in his home country on Wednesday after being denied entry to the U.S. to officiate at the World Cup.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection cited “vetting concerns” as the reason for denying the referee entry over the weekend.

#worldcup #somalia

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- **Comments:** 451

## Tags

somalia, worldcup

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