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SpaceX Discriminated Against Refugees in Hiring, DOJ Says
- Lawsuit alleges discouraging asylees, refugees from applying
- Department is asking for back pay, unspecified civil penalties
The DoJ sued SpaceX for violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX discriminated for years against refugees and people granted political asylum who were seeking jobs at the rocket company, the US Justice Department said in a lawsuit.
The lawsuit filed on Thursday alleges that SpaceX routinely discouraged people granted asylum and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act, from at least September 2018 to May 2022.