FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno City Councilmember Luis Chavez held a meeting at Fresno City Hall on Monday, focused on addressing concerns about mass deportations. It comes after President-elect Donald Trump confirmed he plans to use the U.S. military to deport migrants living in the U.S. illegally.   "I hosted the Immigrant Affairs Committee Summit {with} organizations that work with our immigrant population from across the Central Valley. Most of them do serve residents here in Fresno County," he said. "It was to one, clarify what is in place and what has been discussed, but more than anything, just send that message that we support our immigrant community here in Fresno. We want to send that message to, you know, not just the Central Valley, but the state and the country." Chavez said about 10 organizations showed up and came up with a list of different topics impacting the community.  "I think there's a lot of confusion, lack of clarity and, quite frankly, angst and fear over, you know, family separation, particularly DACA recipients," he said. "We know that these are young folks that are in college. They're trying to get their documentation finalized in order. So we're obviously urging them to submit all of their renewals before Dec. 30 and 31 to ensure that they have a speedy process, because, again, we don't know what incoming President Trump is going to do with the immigration issue." A main concern of Chavez's is how Central Valley families could be impacted.  "One of the main things that popped out of the summit was the genuine fear of folks that are scared. There's actually right now a concerted effort on having parents that are undocumented, that have children, that are citizens. What happens if they both get caught up in a raid or in a roundup?" he said. Chavez mentioned a story that stuck out for him. He says when they had a social worker that described what a plan would be for the children should they get home, and their mom wasn't home. He said the kids didn't have relatives close by. "I think the implication of that is now you have children that could potentially be in the county foster care system. All the other bad people. I 100% agree they should be apprehended and deported right away. But oftentimes there's a term that they use some collateral damage. Folks that have nothing to do with, you know, whatever happened but get caught up in these raids. So, that was a big topic that we discussed," he said. Centro La Familia Advocacy Services was one of the groups invited to participate in the summit. Executive Director Margarita Rocha explained their organization has been extremely active, working around the clock to help community members who reach out in need of assistance.  "Our phones are ringing every day, all day for a lot of questions, for a lot of different things. But immigration is hot," she said.  "We do not want to do any harm. And that's one of the biggest concerns that was voiced today as well, is because, through my organization and my staff and the families that we work with, we know there's a lot of fear of the unknown." Like Chavez, Rocha also stressed the impact mass deportations have on families.  At the meeting, Rocha said there was an emphasis on the importance of getting local families the information they need to create a plan of action. "The partners that were in this meeting know that our are steps of what we're planning for are forums on 'Know Your Rights'. Because regardless of the different issues that are being in terms of deportation, people still have rights if you're undocumented and that's what we have to learn," she said. "When individuals are arrested and set up for deportation, children sometimes are left behind and they may be in school, and the parent has been taken in. So, that is the other thing. What are the plans?" Both Chavez and Rocha also said an uptick in wage theft among immigrant workers in Fresno was discussed at the summit. "We're working with our city attorney's office to clarify what our response will be. But there's been an increase in, you know, employers and folks not wanting to pay immigrants that might not have, you know, documentation and then threatening to call ice on them," Chavez explained.  "We need to educate the individuals on if something like this happens, who do you report it to? Who do you go to? Who do you speak up to? Because that's really what we want them to be able to do. Speak up for themselves," Rocha said. "This is about some real serious work to put in place to help individuals understand what steps to take." Chavez shared a message with the community ahead of the holidays. "I think sometimes we talk about these issues in the abstract form. It's immigration, it's deportations. But I think at the end of the day, it's about people," he said. "As we all sit down for our, you know, Thanksgiving dinner, we should remember the people that actually put that food on the table, the fruits and vegetables, the dairy products, the turkeys, that's something oftentimes we forget. And I think we need to remember that and honor that a little bit more." Councilmember Chavez ran for a seat on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors in the Nov. 5 General Election and recently declared victory over incumbent Sal Quintero. He said he plans to continue the efforts he's currently spearheading at the county level.