This study employs Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) to examine Suella Braverman’s speech on migration, investigating how language is used to construct and reinforce ideologies and power dynamics. By integrating Teun A. van Dijk’s ideological square and Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional model, it examines both the micro-level textual features of the speech and the broader discursive (meso) and social (macro) practices shaping its interpretation. The analysis reveals rhetorical and linguistic strategies that create a stark ‘Us vs. Them’ narrative, casting migrants as cultural threats and economic burdens while bolstering conservative ideologies. Fairclough’s framework at meso and macro levels illuminates how these representations become naturalised, legitimising exclusionary stances and restrictive policies. This study highlights the critical role of integrated CDA frameworks in analysing discourse and emphasises the need for balanced, informed migration debates.