VCU Health Fires Nurse for Harmful ICE Agent Videos

A nurse at Virginia Commonwealth University Health in Richmond, Virginia, has been fired following the discovery of social media videos in which she suggested harmful tactics against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The employee, identified as Malinda Rose Cook, posted the content on TikTok under the handle Redheadredemption before the videos were deleted.

The incident came to light earlier this week when a compilation of the clips circulated widely online. In the videos, Cook, appearing in medical scrubs, proposed several methods for what she described as resistance or sabotage. She urged medical providers to fill syringes with saline or the paralytic drug succinylcholine and use them as deterrents, stating, "That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe." Succinylcholine, a muscle relaxant typically used in controlled medical settings like surgery to aid intubation, can cause temporary paralysis but poses serious risks if administered improperly, including respiratory failure without immediate support.

Cook also suggested soaking poison ivy or poison oak in water to create a solution for spraying at agents' faces and hands using water guns. In another clip, she...