31 undocumented students from different community colleges and universities across the state of California have been given the chance to discover their home country of Mexico.

In exactly 24 days, these students will have an opportunity to rediscover their roots and connect with their relatives. This trip was made possible by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and advance parole, an immigration document issued that allow select non-citizens to re-enter the country.

An article from Remezcla reported that one surprising lesson for the students, who will return to the U.S. on Jan. 11, came from a woman named Gretchen Kuhner, director of the Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migracion.

Kuhner asked what they needed before they could be enrolled in public schools in the United States, the students then replied a proof of address, birth certificate and vaccines.

"So they didn't ask you for a signature and seal from the secretary of state that issued the documents? Or a birth certificate that's been translated by an official translator?" Kuhner asked.

The students replied that all universities in the country ask for the documents and so are the primary schools until last June, but said that it's the main reason many children and young people who return from America have been unable to continue their studies.

In a similar report by California-Mexico Center, this is the second time the California State University Long Beach has provided undocumented students the opportunity to study abroad in Mexico.

According to Professor Armando Vasquez-Ramos, coordinator of the project, "The goal is to provide students with the opportunity, knowledge, and leadership skills for them to promote and create similar programs that can be replicated throughout the country."

Because of the success fo the program, Salvadoran student Lidieth Arevalo wants to implement this for students native to the region, with a desire to seek support in Central America itself.

Arevalo said that she will look for support from different Salvadoran organizations and the government to implement a similar program, thereby helping Salvadorans living outside of the country in the same manner as the Mexican government is supporting their countrymen in the U.S.

However, as the 2016 U.S. Presidential election looms, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program may be ending, NPR has learned. It's interesting to note that almost all Republicans running for the presidency is aiming to get rid of the Obama-backed program.

The extent of how the original program will last depends on who will win the presidential race.