By Katherine Hamilton

Cloudera was sued by the government on claims it discriminated against U.S. workers in favor of employees with temporary visas.

The Justice Department's civil rights division on Tuesday filed a suit against the Santa Clara, Calif., technology company alleging it violated the Immigration and Nationality Act.

The complaint, filed with the Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, alleged Cloudera intentionally created a separate recruiting and hiring process to deter U.S. workers from applying.

Cloudera sponsored employees under the permanent labor certification program, which allows employers to sponsor workers for permanent resident status only after recruiting U.S. workers. The DOJ alleged Cloudera didn't recruit U.S. workers in good faith.

The lawsuit is part of the department's initiative focused on companies that discriminate against U.S. workers in favor of those with temporary employment visas. The initiative was relaunched in 2025 and has obtained 10 settlements in the past year.

Cloudera is a private company that provides open-source data. It was acquired in 2021 by private equity firms KKR & Co. and Clayton Dubilier & Rice.

Write to Katherine Hamilton at katherine.hamilton@wsj.com

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April 28, 2026 11:17 ET (15:17 GMT)

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