Loretta Graceffo

Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Omar Artan, the 34-year-old Somali referee who was denied entry to the U.S. for the World Cup, was welcomed in Mogadishu by crowds of supporters on Wednesday. On Saturday, Artan was refused entry to the U.S. after arriving in Miami, despite the fact that he arrived with a valid U.S. visa and had been invited to officiate at the World Cup.

Support justice-driven, accurate and transparent news — make a quick donation to Truthout today! One year after the Trump administration deployed thousands of federal agents to Los Angeles to arrest and detain people, immigrant rights activists are cautiously optimistic about the success of their organizing efforts. Although arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Southern California have dramatically dropped, organizers expect them to ramp up again in the future.

Part of the Series Voting Wrongs Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, support us with a donation of any size. There are moments when history moves so fast that distraction becomes dangerous. Last week was one of those moments.