DOJ’s Suit Against SpaceX: The Perils of Conflating Export Control and I-9 Requirements
Highlights
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued SpaceX for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act through alleged discriminatory hiring practices based upon incorrect interpretations of export control laws
Only a few months earlier, the DOJ announced a settlement in a similar case against General Motors
The SpaceX and General Motors cases illustrate the risks of misrepresenting export control and I-9 requirements; employers cannot always use those laws to deny jobs to candidates based upon citizenship, immigration status, or national origin
Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, known as SpaceX, is the latest company to be scrutinized by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for its alleged violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) through discriminatory hiring practices founded on incorrect interpretations of the export control laws.
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