ExxonMobil Jilted Intern’s DACA Status Dooms Class Job Bias Suit

ExxonMobil Corp. defeated a job discrimination suit by an engineering student whose internship offer was pulled, because his status as a Mexican citizen authorized to work in the U.S. under DACA isn’t protected by federal anti-bias law, the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled.

Aldo De Leon’s claims on behalf of a proposed class of similarly situated non-citizens authorized to work in the U.S. but allegedly denied internships or employment with ExxonMobil failed for the same reason, Judge Richard E. Myers II said.

De Leon’s suit alleged “alienage” discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. §1981, the judge said. While that ...