The Crew attacker has decided against dealing with any potential complications from a trip to the Middle East
Columbus Crew midfielder Justin Meram has turned down an international call-up to Iraq due to fears of complications from the United States' new travel ban.
Meram was born in the U.S. but has represented Iraq internationally since 2014. He has dual citizenship through his parents, who were both born in Iraq.
After Iraq was one of seven countries on the Trump administration's original travel ban which was struck down by the courts, the nation was left off a revised travel ban that was introduced earlier this week.