Trump DOJ takes final crack at Facebook, alleging it hired foreign workers over U.S. citizens

The Trump administration is taking one final shot at two of its pet issues: big tech and immigration.

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it would sue Facebook over its hiring practices, alleging it offered spots to foreign workers without properly considering Americans. The suit is reflective of the Trump administration's efforts to reduce foreign hiring over the past four years, building contention with tech companies along the way.

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The Trump administration has launched numerous attacks on immigration over the past four years, instituting policies that make it harder to get visas to work in or visit the U.S. and cutting down on immigration altogether. That goal has only expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic as the administration used the resulting economic crisis as reasoning to curb the hiring of foreign workers. Big tech companies have often opposed Trump's foreign hiring crackdowns.

A Facebook spokesperson told The Washington Post that the company disputes the allegations.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.