DOJ to Dismiss Discrimination Lawsuit Against SpaceX

The Justice Department has moved to end its case alleging SpaceX unlawfully excluded refugees and asylum seekers from hiring, citing mootness grounds.

The DOJ filed a motion in a Texas federal court seeking to dismiss its lawsuit against SpaceX, initially filed in August 2023.
The suit accused SpaceX of discouraging refugees and asylum seekers from applying and unlawfully requiring U.S. citizenship or permanent residency for various job positions from 2018 to 2022.
SpaceX denied the allegations, arguing compliance with federal export control laws that restrict hiring non-U.S. citizens for certain roles.
The dismissal comes as Elon Musk leads the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has implemented significant federal cost-cutting measures.
Neither SpaceX nor the DOJ has provided public comments on the decision to drop the case, which will be dismissed with prejudice, barring it from being refiled.