The Department of Justice is suing Elon Musk's SpaceX for allegedly rejecting job applicants over their asylum or refugee status.
In this April 19, 2022, file photo, the SpaceX headquarters is shown in Hawthorne, Calif.The Department of Justice is suing SpaceX, the aerospace company owned by Elon Musk, over alleged discriminatory practices against people living in the country under asylum and refugees., that the company violated the Immigration and Nationality Act between September 2018 and May 2022 by discouraging asylees and refugees from applying to the company and refusing to hire or consider them.
The Department of Justice's Immigrant and Employee Rights Section opened an investigation into SpaceX in May 2020. The suit also cites a 2016 video of Musk claiming "a normal work visa is insufficient to work at SpaceX unless the company can obtain 'special permission from the Secretary of Defense or Secretary of State," and ahe made on X, formerly Twitter, where he claimed "U.S. law requires at least a green card to be hired at SpaceX, as rockets are advanced weapons technology."
"'U.S. persons' working for U.S. companies can access export-controlled items without authorization from the U.S. government," the Department of Justice said in the civil complaint. "A 'U.S. person' under ITAR and EAR, includes a U.S. citizen or national, a lawful permanent resident, a refugee, or an asylee."
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