The Trump administration just denied entry to a Somali FIFA World Cup referee at Miami International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered he had ties to suspected members of terror organizations. Omar Artan, named Africa's best male referee in 2025, was supposed to make history as the first Somali referee at the World Cup — instead, he made history as a guy who got turned around at the door because we actually check these things now.

Imagine that. A country that actually vets people before letting them in. Radical concept, I know.

According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, CBP issued a statement explaining the denial: "This individual was seeking admission to the United States. Upon further inspection by CBP, derogatory information, including association with suspected members of terror organizations, was discovered making the traveler ineligible for admission to the United States under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)." That's Section 8235 of the INA, for the lawyers keeping score at home.

As RedState's Ward Clark put it bluntly: "Nobody has any right to enter the United States, for a soccer tournament or for any other reason." Amen.

Now, under the previous administration, would this guy have been flagged? Would anyone have even bothered with a second look? We all know the answer. The Biden crew treated the southern border like a revolving door and treated vetting like an optional suggestion. Meanwhile, Artan hails from Mogadishu — Somalia's capital, a city not exactly known for its stability and good governance.

Artan himself told the AP he "plans to be at the next World Cup" and "urged Somali youths to be proud of their country." That's nice. Be proud from over there. We've got a country to protect over here.

The usual suspects are already crying about this being "unfair" and "discriminatory." Spare me. When CBP finds derogatory information linking someone to terror organizations, turning them away isn't discrimination — it's the bare minimum of competence. The FIFA World Cup is being hosted on American soil. We get to decide who sets foot on it.

This is what the adults-in-charge era looks like. No apology tours. No hand-wringing about optics. Just a straightforward application of the law: you've got terror ties, you don't get in. Period.

Welcome to America. Or rather — not welcome. That's the whole point.