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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into a privately operated Tennessee prison where officials say violence and sexual abuse have gone unaddressed for years

Indian-American couple to prison for coercing their relative to work at their gas station and convenience store for over three years by bringing him to the United States on the pretext of helping enrol him in a school. Harmanpreet Singh, 31, was sentenced to 135 months (11.25 years) in prison and Kulbir Kaur, 43, to 87 months (7.25 years) by the court that also asked them to pay the victim, his cousin, USD 225,210.76 (Rs 1.87 crores approximately) in restitution. The couple has since divorced. «The defendants exploited their relationship with the victim to lure him to the United States with false promises that they would help enrol him in school,» Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division said.

A northern Virginia tech company is paying nearly $40,000 to settle claims it discriminated by posting a job listing seeking white, U.S.-born candidates for an opening as a business analyst

By Sarah N. Lynch

The U.S. Department of Justice and an Oklahoma bank have announced a proposed agreement to settle claims that the bank discriminated in lending to Blacks and Hispanics

US government has sued Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The Department of Justice has accused the private rocket and satellite company of discriminating against asylum seekers in its hiring process. It has said that Space X has falsely claimed that it is not allowed to hire non-U.S. citizens. Talking to BBC, Assistant Attorney General of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, Kristen Clarke said that SpaceX did not hire asylum seekers and refugees because of their citizenship status. He said that it is tantamount to a ban on their hiring and it violated the federal law. He also said that the SpaceX officials took actions that discouraged the asylum seekers and refugees from seeking jobs with the space company. The lawsuit has also alleged that from September 2018 to May 2022, SpaceX routinely discouraged asylum seekers and refugees from applying and refused to hire them because of their citizenship status, which is a violation of the Immigration and Citizenship Act. The Department of Justice also said that in the job postings and public statements Elon Musk’s satellite company has falsely claimed that under the export control law, SpaceX could hire only the U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents called the ‘green card holders’. The lawsuit also cited Elon Musk’s June 2020 post on Twitter in which he said that the U.S. law requires at least a green card to be hired at SpaceX as rockets are advanced weapons technology.

By Kanishka Singh