U.S. says it will drop immigration case against SpaceX
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DOJ signals dropping case against SpaceX for alleged discrimination against immigrants, following SpaceX's export control laws.
The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday (February 20, 2025) said it would drop a case accusing Elon Musk's space technology company SpaceX of refusing to hire certain immigrants.
The Justice Department last month signalled it could back away from the case, brought during Democratic President Joe Biden's term.
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In a Thursday (February 20) court filing in Brownsville, Texas, government lawyers asked a judge to end a pause in proceedings so they could file a notice of dismissal of the case. The Justice Department said it would dismiss the case with prejudice, meaning it could not be brought again.
Texas-based SpaceX and the Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The Justice Department in August 2023 filed an administrative complaint alleging SpaceX from 2018 to 2022 routinely discouraged asylum recipients and refugees from applying for jobs and refused to consider them.
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