The Australian Immigration Department said it will not change it's visa processing system based on a continuing protest at Sydney's Villawood Detention Centre.
Protesters have spent the night on the roof of the Detention Centre in a demonstration sparked by the death of a Fijian detainee yesterday.
36 year old Josefa Rauluni died yesterday, after writing a letter to the Immigration Department that he wanted to remain in Australia.
He was expected to be deported to Fiji yesterday.
Late yesterday afternoon three men climbed onto the roof of the detention centre and were later joined by another eight men.
They are still there and say they will not come down until the Australian Immigration Department agrees to an independent review of their applications for asylum.
Temperatures reached a low of about 9 degrees Celsius in Villawood overnight.
However the Immigration Department's National Communications Manager, Sandi Logan said the non-compliance of the detainees will not change the department's approach.
Logan said they hope the eleven men end their protest soon.
Logan said the protestors have blankets and have been offered food and water.
Human rights activist Sara Nathan has been in contact with the protestors throughout the night and said the men are calm but determined to stay.
Specialist negotiators are now trying to get a number of the asylum seekers off the Villawood roof.
The Refugee Action Coalition's Ian Rintoul told the ABC that nine of the protesters are Tamils and a member of the Sri Lankan community had been allowed inside Villawood to talk to the protesters.
Meanwhile Police in New South Wales are investigating Josefa Rauluni's death.
Story by: Vijay Narayan
