AUSTIN, Texas -- Dreamers in Austin gathered at the first ever Austin DACA Summit to learn more about what's next for them under the Trump administration.

The administration's decision to end the DACA program after six months pending congressional action left immigrants brought into the country as children uncertain of their future.

Three months after the announcement, dreamers in Austin met at the first ever DACA Summit to discuss what they will do if the administration revokes their DACA status.

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"When you think about that, it's absolutely heartbreaking. You don't want to go back to the same position that you were before, not even being able to buy food,” said DACA recipient Eliza Lopez.

The summit was held to address the concerns of dreamers facing the potential of losing the right to live in the U.S. legally. Networking with local business owners, government officials and fellow dreamers provided clarity to a community that doesn't know what they should be planning for.

Lopez said that the threat of losing her career and possible deportation has been looming over her since the announcement on Sept. 5.

"It has definitely been an emotional rollercoaster for me. Emotionally I have not been very well," Lopez said. "It's a part of our lives. Work permit, being able to work, being able to pay rent. It's very important to us."

Government officials were there to give their take on the issue. Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro took questions from dreamers during a panel discussion. Congressman Beto O'Rourke held a town hall style question and answer session about his stance on the issue and the DREAM Act, a bipartisan bill that would provide dreamers with a pathway to citizenship.

Both politicians and other speakers throughout the day echoed a message of hope, urging people in attendance that the best way to keep dreamers in the country was by bringing the fight to their elected officials.

"I really think there is a chance before the end of this year that we get to a clean DREAM Act," Congressman O'Rourke said. "If we do it, and i think we will, it will be because of people here in Austin, throughout the state and country who have ensured that their elected representatives follow their lead, not the other way around."

The Trump Administration plans to pull the plug on the DACA program on March 5 unless congress finds a way to fix it. O'Rourke said he thinks the DREAM Act could be voted on in the House of Representatives by the end of the year.