The U.S. Department of Justice sued SpaceX on Thursday, alleging Elon Musk's space company discriminated in its hiring practices against refugees and people granted asylum in the U.S.
The lawsuit says between 2018 and 2022, SpaceX "wrongly claimed" that export control laws limited its hiring to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.
Clarke added that the DOJ's investigation found "SpaceX recruiters and high-level officials took actions that actively discouraged asylees and refugees from seeking work opportunities at the company."
That lone hire came about four months after the DOJ notified SpaceX of its investigation.
Read the DOJ's lawsuit below:
Persons:
SpaceX, Elon, Kristen Clarke, Clarke, asylees, IER, Fabian Hutter, Hutter
Organizations:
Space Exploration Technologies Corp, SpaceX, The U.S . Department of Justice, U.S, DOJ, Civil Rights Division, Immigration, CNBC
Locations:
Hawthorne , California, The, U.S, Austria, Canada