Somali referee Omar Artan has been denied entry to the US and will miss officiating the World Cup.
FIFA is abdicating responsibility. It's also unclear why he can't be shifted to refereeing matches in Canada or Mexico (I assume the officials are all locked in, but still).
Omar Artan was going to be the first Somalian to officiate at a World Cup but was refused entry at Miami airport despite a valid travel visa
