Lawsuit: Virginia company exploits immigrants needing bail

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A Virginia company is facing a lawsuit accusing it of exploiting detained immigrants by charging them excessive fees to facilitate their release on bail.
The lawsuit filed last week in Rockingham County accuses Verona-based Libre by Nexus of fraud and violating Virginia’s consumer-protection laws. It says immigrants desperate to be released from detention paid Nexus thousands of dollars and agreed to onerous GPS monitoring imposed by the company.
The lawsuit