Now, there's another stunning action from the Department of Justice that is raising a lot of questions about targeting, with the DOJ going after Elon Musk's SpaceX for allegedly discriminatory hiring practices.
"The lawsuit alleges that, from at least September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylees and refugees from applying and refused to hire or consider them, because of their citizenship status, in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act," the Justice Department said in a statement.
In job postings and public statements over several years, SpaceX wrongly claimed that under federal regulations known as export control laws, SpaceX could hire only US citizens and lawful permanent residents, sometimes referred to as "Green card holders," the Justice Department said.
The DOJ not only wants to force SpaceX to hire "Asylees and refugees" but they're asking for anyone to contact them if they have "Any information."
The Justice Department is seeking "Fair consideration and back pay for asylees and refugees who were deterred or denied employment at SpaceX due to the alleged discrimination." It's also pursuing civil penalties that may be determined by the court and policy changes to ensure SpaceX complies with the Immigration and Nationality Act's non-discrimination requirement in the future.
SpaceX only hires Americans because the US government's ITAR law considers everything related to rockets as military-grade weapon technology and state secrets.
Biden's DOJ wants to punish SpaceX for not hiring non-citizens?
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