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‘Our investigation found that SpaceX failed to fairly consider or hire asylees and refugees’

A new lawsuit accusing SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire asylum recipients and refugees could be an important test of the U.S. government's stance that national security concerns do not allow companies to discriminate against non-citizens. Elon Musk, CEO of the rocket and satellite company, said in response to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit filed on Thursday that hiring anyone besides U.S. citizens and green card holders would violate weapons trafficking laws. His post on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, appears to conflict with specific guidance iss...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday against SpaceX, Elon Musk’s space company, alleging the company discriminated against refugees and asylees during the hiring process. The DOJ claimed SpaceX “routinely” discouraged refugees and those granted asylum from applying for jobs and often would refuse to hire or consider them for positions, specifically because of their…

Justice department alleges rocket company refused to consider asylum seekers and refugees for jobs because of citizenship status

In the United States export control laws and regulations require companies to receive export licenses prior to releasing any controlled items or technologies to non-U.S. persons.