AUSTIN, Texas -- Protestors from across the state of Texas are traveling Washington D.C. to put pressure on lawmakers to find a resolution for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA.

Under that law, children brought to this country illegally were safe from deportation and could work and go to school in the U.S.

"We are willing to take that drive,” said Thelma Manzanno.

The trip will take a full 24 hours.

"A lot of times you can see people on social media and you're like 'Wow, that's a really good movement,' but until you see someone that is actually benefitting from that movement is when you connect the pieces,” said Maria Jose De La Cruz, DACA recipient.

Groups of youth from Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Laredo and Houston will face the DACA issue head on, hoping to put pressure on lawmakers to pass a "Clean" Dream Act as the spending bill deadline approaches on Jan. 19.

"There are a lot of students in your community. There are a lot people that have jobs in schools and if they don't have a Clean Dream Act, they can't teach your students,” said Manzanno.

For Dreamers, the ideal law would give youth a path to citizenship and permanent protection from deportation without criminalizing their families. The organization behind the trip, United We Dream, has held protests across the country since DACA was rescinded in September.

Texas has one of the largest DACA enrollment populations, many of them students, who feel a since of uncertainty.

"We have friends that are worrying about paying for college, but we are here worrying about if we are going to be in this country. You are making all these plans for your life, but you don't even know what's ahead,” said De La Cruz.

The bus will be in D.C. by Monday morning to join hundreds of other undocumented immigrants from across the county, protesting outside different lawmaker's offices for two full days.