The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s SpaceX for discriminating against refugees and asylees while hiring.
The United States Department of Justice announced Thursday that it filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for discriminating against refugees and asylees in their hiring process. The lawsuit alleges that the company routinely discouraged refugees and asylees from applying and refused to consider them between September 2018 and May 2022. This could be in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
The Department of Justice is a federal executive department of the US government that is tasked with the enforcement of federal law in the country. The department is headed by US Attorney General Merrick Garland, who reports directly to the president.
The department alleges that SpaceX wrongly claimed that it can only hire US citizens and lawful permanent residents (green card holders), saying it was mandated by “export control laws.” According to the department, export control laws don’t call for such hiring restrictions. Also, asylees and refugees reportedly stand on equal footing with American citizens and permanent residents under the export control laws.
Source:indianexpress.com