The scheme to give illegal migrants a one-way ticket to the African country has been criticised by charities, but the home secretary says the UK is determined to remove those without the legal right to remain in the country.
"We see various hurdles and barriers, mainly from specialist law firms that want to block the removal of individuals that have no right to be in our country.But the home secretary added that the government was determined"to remove those individuals who have no legal right to be in our country".Rwanda policy not deterring migrants
"We will use every tool and every piece of legislation that we have at our disposal to make sure that we can remove them."Boris Johnson said initially tens of thousands of people could be flown to Rwanda under the agreement.
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