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The US government indicated that it would give up a long-lasting case against Spacex Elona Musk, claiming that the employment procedures had illegally discriminated against asylum seekers and refugees.
The movement of the Ministry of Justice comes because Musk, who has repeatedly criticized the case, assumes an increasingly distinguished role in the administration of Donald Trump, monitoring the aggressive measures to reduce costs throughout the Government, including agencies governing his six companies.
The impression was first sued Universe In 2023, during the Presidency of Joe Biden, claiming that the company had published jobs that demanded that the applicants would be US nationals or permanent residents, despite the fact that there were no legal attorneys who do not perform role in question.
Prosecutors claimed that Spacex “actively discouraged asele and refugees to seek labor in the company.”
Musk denied the allegations, writing at the time in the post on social media: “Spacex has been repeatedly said that employment of anyone who is not a permanent resident of the United States has violated the International Law on Weapons Trade, which would be a criminal offense.”
He added: “We couldn’t even hire Canadian citizens, despite the fact that Canada is part of Norad!
In an unknown proposal filed with the Federal Court in Texas on Thursday night, the Uga requested that the stay in the case of “for the purpose of allowing the Civic Rights of the Ministry of Justice should be submitted to submit an administrative procedure to be rejected.”
He did not provide any justification for the scheduled dismissal, but the judge earlier indicated that the impression may not have had the authority to seek demands against Spacex.
Musk, Doj and Spacex did not respond to the commenting requests.
Musk became de facto leader of the so -called Government Efficiency Department (Doge), which cancels the contracts and suspends staff in several agencies, including those who investigated Spacex, Tesla and others. The White House said Musk would “say goodbye” from any potential conflict of interest.
This week, Sean Duffy, a traffic secretary, confirmed that Doge’s Dogs were in force at the Federal Air Force Administration, an agency that suggested Finishing Spacex. Duffy said last month at the Senate hearing that if he confirmed, he would review the FAA -proposed fine of $ 633,000 for Spacex, which violates the licenses for launch during two missions 2023.
This week, the Texas Environmental Protection Group rejected a separate case against Spacex for alleged water pollution at its launch site near Brownsville.
