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VCU Health employee placed on leave after videos suggest harming ICE agents

VCU Health placed an employee on administrative leave after videos surfaced encouraging harm to ICE agents, prompting an ongoing safety and conduct investigation.

  • Virginia Commonwealth University Health employee Melinda posted videos urging people to harm US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, including explicit calls to target immigration enforcement officers.
  • The videos describe specific tactics, including syringes filled with saline or succinylcholine and spraying poison-ivy/poison-oak water, slipping Ex-Lax into drinks and dating agents to drug them.
  • A compilation reposted on X by Libs of TikTok increased visibility and media attention, calling for her immediate firing, license revocation, and potential charges.
  • Per VCU policy, the employee has been placed on administrative leave and barred from patient interaction, with VCU Police assisting the investigation and VCU Health calling the videos `highly inappropriate`.
  • Outlets noted verification limits and the videos surfaced shortly after federal-agent killings in Minneapolis, while observers said this kind of rhetoric has alarmed legal and civil rights observers.
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