Overview

• 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.