Giuliani said he supported the decision due to vetting concerns surrounding the 34-year-old referee, alleging possible links to individuals associated with terrorist groups.
FIFA confirmed that Artan will not take part in the tournament, saying he will be unable to attend training or officiate at the World Cup after being denied entry.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe has been fined Sh3.1 million for pointing a toy gun and Sh1.6 million for immigration violations, with a South African court ordering his deportation.
Spending the past five days cooped up in a hotel in the capital of the DRC is not quite what a group of Latin Americans expected when they sought asylum in the United States.
Chipando Bupe alias Elena filed a case before the Constitutional Court, claiming that he is a prolific businessman who was maliciously deported for reasons he did not know.
The Open Society Foundations has commended what they term as mistreatment through arbitrary detention by the Kenyan authorities of their managing director of Programs, Brian Kagoro.