Immigration Minister Vows to See Rwanda Deportation Plan Through

Robert Jenrick said the boats can’t be stopped without the deterrence policy and has also called for a reduction in legal migration.

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick prepares to speak to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London on Oct. 22, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick vowed to do “whatever it takes” to push through the plan to deport illegal immigrants to Rwanda even if the Supreme Court rules against the policy on Wednesday.

It comes as Suella Braverman, the most vocal Cabinet minister on restricting immigration, was replaced as home secretary by Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday, after she published an opinion article which Downing Street said it didn’t authorise.