Eligible participants can receive up to 1.8 CLE credit hours. AILA will administer CLE credit only to individuals who register and log into the web seminar. AILA cannot verify your attendance and participation in this program unless you register directly for the web seminar and use your name to log in to participate in the program. Therefore, persons who log in or listen in on the web seminar as part of a group will not be able to obtain CLE credit.

Please note that your jurisdiction may limit the amount of distance learning credit you can earn. To view details on your jurisdiction's credit restrictions and CLE requirements, visit the CLE Center.

AILA has filed for CLE and specialized credit in all jurisdictions with mandatory CLE requirements. For details about specific approvals, contact us at cle@aila.org.

• AILA applies for accreditation upon attorneys’ request after participation for the following states: AR, DE, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, ME, MN, MS, OR, TN and WY. Programs are typically approved.
• Florida and Rhode Island - Attorneys must apply on their own for approval of seminars in FL and RI. Programs are typically approved.
• The OnDemand Recording format does not qualify for CLE credit in the following jurisdictions: MO and PR. Please note that your jurisdiction may limit OnDemand credit based on the date of the original presentation. View the OnDemand Downloadable Expiration Chart for more details.

To receive CLE credit for the live event, attorneys must record web seminar attendance and the CLE code provided within one week of the web seminar date via webCLE.

Contact us at cle@aila.org or visit AILA’s Web Seminar Recordings page for more information about receiving CLE credit for a seminar recording.

Andrew K. Nietor (DL), AILA Board of Governors/EOIR Liaison Committee Vice Chair, San Diego, CA

Andrew K. Nietor is the founder of the Law Office of Andrew K. Nietor in San Diego, CA. After graduating from The George Washington University Law School, Andrew worked for Federal Defenders of San Diego as a trial attorney. In 2004, he founded his own firm with a focus on criminal defense and immigration advocacy. Andrew is on the AILA Board of Governors and a member of the EOIR Liaison Committee and the Membership Committee.

Amy Bittner, AILA ICE Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Columbus, OH

Amy Bittner is a partner at Brown Immigration Law where she specializes in removal defense, asylum, and family-based immigration. Amy has been practicing immigration law since 2007 and is a graduate of the Ohio State University. She is a past chair of the Ohio Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and is the current vice-chair of the AILA National ICE Liaison Committee.

Mackenzie W. Mackins, Sherman Oaks, CA

Mackenzie W. Mackins, Esq. is the owner of Mackins & Mackins, LLP. She has experience with removal defense and family-based U.S. immigration legal matters including adjustment of status, waivers, and visas. She also has appellate experience at the BIA and has argued before the Ninth Circuit. During her last semester of law school, Ms. Mackins interned at the National Immigration Law Center (NILC). She is currently a member of AILA and the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Ms. Mackins has been a guest speaker at Loyola Law School, AILA National, and LACBA events. Ms. Mackins can be contacted at mwm@mackinslaw.com.

Kelly White, Washington, D.C.

Kelly White works alongside detained immigrants in the DC-Maryland-Virginia area and all over the U.S., supervising a team of 60 advocates. She embodies fervent hope and action that local programs will give rise to the Fairness to Freedom Act ("F2F") - creating a public defender-like model in immigration court. She received her JD from the University of California - Davis, a school intensely focused on crimmigration. She is honored to serve as secretary for AILA-DC.