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.

W. Michael Sharma-Crawford (DL), AILA ICE Liaison Committee, Kansas City, MO

Michael Sharma-Crawford is a principal in Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law along with his wife Rekha Sharma-Crawford. In 2012 they opened the non-profit law clinic, The Clinic at Sharma-Crawford, to provide in-court representation to indigent noncitizens. He is a member of the AILA ICE Liaison Committee.

Eliana C. Nader, AILA Removal Defense Section Steering Committee/EOIR Liaison Committee Vice Chair, Boston, MA

Eliana C. Nader is an associate at Magaletta & McCarthy, PC in Boston, Massachusetts, where she practices primarily removal defense and family immigration law. She has a particular interest in the representation of juveniles and other vulnerable populations, and has volunteered in Dilley, Texas, for the CARA Pro Bono Project. Ms. Nader has been recognized as a Rising Star in the legal community by the Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. She is a graduate of Stonehill College and Northeastern University School of Law. Ms. Nader currently serves as Treasurer on the AILA New England Executive Board.

Emma D. Wells, AILA Removal Defense Section Steering Committee/USCIS Case Assistance Committee, Phoenix, AZ

Emma D. Wells is a Managing Attorney on the Adult Direct Rep & Trafficking Task Force at the Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project. She is the Vice Chair on the AILA Arizona Chapter and currently serves as a member of the AILA CIS Case Assistance Committee and Removal Defense Section Steering Committee. Ms. Wells received her J.D. from the University of Arizona School of Law (2009).