A record 45,728 made the crossing across the Channel on small boats last year, up more than 60% on the previous year.
Asked when the government hopes to restart flights to Rwanda, Mr Jenrick told MPs:"As soon as possible. It obviously remains the government's policy. We see it as an absolutely critical way of deterring people from making the dangerous crossing and changing the business model of the people smugglers."
High Court judges ruled the policy was lawful last month, but so far efforts to launch it have been mired by legal action.Mr Jenrick said an appeal"will be heard later this year" and added:"We look forward to defending the government's position once again as robustly as possible and hope, and expect, that we'll have a similar outcome in the Court of Appeal."
Asked to confirm if the government was waiting for the appeal to conclude before any flights will start again, he said:"Yes. It's right that we await to the outcome of the British courts... then obviously the government will decide how to proceed once we have the final judgment."
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