Pro-Trump Influencer Benny Johnson is being sued for defamation by ICE protesters

Demonstrators gather within the "free speech zone" near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing and detention facility on October 31, 2025, in Broadview, Ill.

The lawsuit says the prominent conservative podcaster falsely claimed the protesters were assaulting ICE officers during demonstrations at an ICE facility in Illinois last year.

(Image credit: Jamie Kelter Davis)