Elon Musk’s SpaceX sued the Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, aiming to stop the DOJ’s hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds.
Elon Musk's SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ's hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds.
"SpaceX wants to hire the very best candidates for every job regardless of their citizenship status, and in fact has hired hundreds of noncitizens," the company wrote in its complaint.SpaceX sued the U.S. Department of Justice in a Texas federal court, as the company aims to stop the DOJ's hiring discrimination case on constitutional grounds.
against refugees and people granted asylum in the U.S. Unlike SpaceX's suit – filed in the Southern District of Texas – the DOJ suit was filed within a division of the agency that adjudicates immigration cases, a key point of contention in the company's response. "SpaceX has not engaged in any practice or pattern of discriminating against anyone, including asylees or refugees. To the contrary, SpaceX wants to hire the very best candidates for every job regardless of their citizenship status, and in fact has hired hundreds of noncitizens," SpaceX's counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, wrote in the complaint filed Friday.SpaceX's suit names a trio of defendants, including U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.
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