DOJ sues SpaceX, alleging hiring discrimination against refugees and asylum seekers

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued SpaceX, alleging that the company discriminated against refugees and asylum seekers in its hiring practices by wrongly claiming that export control laws limited its hiring to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.

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