US Customs and Border Protection said Monday that a Somali national who was planning to referee in the World Cup had been denied entry after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.

Somali referee Omar Artan has returned to Mogadishu to a hero’s welcome after being denied entry into the United States, a setback that will prevent him from making history at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The 34-year-old official had been selected among FIFA’s match officials for the...