Three more people try to block their deportation before the flight takes off on Tuesday evening.
The first flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off and people who are not removed on Tuesday will be on subsequent flights, Liz Truss has said.
A last-ditch attempt to block the flight altogether was rejected by the Court of Appeal on Monday, however.Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Ms Truss confirmed the flight will depart as scheduled even if only a small number of people were on board, describing it as a "key part of our strategy for tacking the appalling people smugglers who are trading in people's hopes and dreams".
Tuesday's flight is due to be the first in a five-year trial, in which some asylum seekers deemed to have entered the UK illegally are transported to Rwanda to claim refuge there. "Many are desperate people fleeing unspeakable horrors. These are people Jesus had in mind as he said when we offer hospitality to a stranger, we do it for him," it says.
It faces widespread opposition from more than 160 charities and campaign groups, a small number of which launch a legal challengeCampaigners appeal against the ruling but are unsuccessful
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