A company that helps detained immigrants secure bail bonds wants Buzzfeed to pay at least $5 million for defamation, according to a lawsuit filed Saturday.
Libre by Nexus, based in Virginia, sued Buzzfeed and editor-in-chief Ben Smith in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia over a story published on the news website last year. The company alleges the article was “replete with false and defamatory statements,” and honed in on a statement that federal immigration officials investigated the company for fraud. Libre by Nexus is the subject of criticism and lawsuits by immigrant rights activists and former clients who claim it deceived them.
