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- The Justice Department's civil rights division is suing SpaceX, Elon Musk's rocket company.
- It alleges the company illegally refused to hire asylees and refugees.
- The lawsuit prominently features a tweet from Musk about SpaceX's hiring practices.
The Justice Department cited a tweet from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a lawsuit against the company alleging it discriminated against asylees and refugees for years.
The lawsuit alleges that the rocket company discriminated during recruiting, screening, and hiring and violated the Immigration and Nationality Act from September 2018 to May 2022.