Sajid Javid Replaces Amber Rudd as U.K. Home Secretary

Javid becomes the first home secretary from an Asian background and one of his first tasks will be to deal with the row over immigration targets

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LONDON—British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday appointed Sajid Javid to the post of home secretary, replacing Amber Rudd who resigned over​misleading Parliament over the existence of targets for expelling illegal immigrants.

The appointment of Mr. Javid comes at a critical time for the beleaguered prime minister. Mrs. May has lost four cabinet ministers in six months and is under increasing pressure over her own role in the immigration crisis, which involves the government’s treatment of immigrants from former British...