US EditionBiden swipes at Trump’s immigration policy in surprise St. Patrick’s Day remarks
Biden highlighted immigrant struggles and praised Irish-American heritage while criticizing Trump’s immigration policies at a Boston event honoring Evacuation Day.
- Former President Joe Biden made a surprise appearance Tuesday morning at the Irish American Partnership's Saint Pat Day Breakfast at the InterContinental Boston, an event not on his official schedule.
- The Irish American Partnership, which connects Irish diaspora to Ireland, hosted the celebration in Boston's Seaport District alongside former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Claire Cronin.
- Biden honored ancestors who escaped the Great Famine on "coffin ships" and noted the 250th anniversary of Evacuation Day, when cannons positioned on Dorchester Heights drove British ships from Boston Harbor.
- Comparing his ancestors' immigrant experiences to current challenges, Biden urged Americans to "summon the Irish optimism" while criticizing families facing "fear and violence at the hands of our government."
- Gov. Maura Healey, who has Irish immigrant ancestors, echoed Biden's sentiments, asserting that current immigrant treatment is "truly un-American" and emphasizing commonalities between Massachusetts and Ireland.
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