Bishop Paul Cao Dinh Thuyen, centre, the retired bishop of Vinh diocese in central Vietnam, says indefinite imprisonment awaits many Vietnamese asylum seekers whose claims are rejected. Bishop Paul, pictured with Vietnamese Catholic Community Chaplain, Fr Huynh Nguyen, left, and Fr Dinh Van Quynh, urged the immigration department to accept the claims of 26 detainees in Northam. PHOTO: ROBERT HIINI