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 by November 25, 2025 via My CLE.

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.

Kate Melloy Goettel (DL), AILA Federal Court Litigation Section Steering Committee Chair, Iowa City, IA  

Kate Melloy Goettel is an associate clinical professor at the University of Iowa College of Law. Previously, she was the Legal Director of Litigation at the American Immigration Council. Kate has practiced in nearly 40 federal district courts, eight courts of appeal, and the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2019, Kate received the NGO Lawyer of the Year award from the Federal Bar Association’s Immigration Law Section. Before joining the Council, Kate was a litigator at the National Immigrant Justice Center, senior litigation counsel at the Department of Justice’s Office of Immigration Litigation, and a law clerk for a U.S. District Judge. 

Michelle Celleri, San Diego, CA 

Michelle Celleri is the Legal Rights Director at Alliance San Diego. She oversees immigration legal services, leads education and outreach efforts, and develops strategic initiatives to advance and protect human rights. She is currently the Ex-Officio for the San Diego AILA Chapter and chairs their Advocacy, Pro Bono and New Members Division committees. 

Tess Hellgren, Portland, OR 

Tess Hellgren is the Director of Legal Advocacy at Innovation Law Lab, where her work includes strategic federal litigation and the development of community-facing resources. Her recent cases include challenges to the detention of immigrant Oregonians, the revocation of student status for graduate students, and the rescission of longstanding protections for sensitive locations. Tess received her J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School and is a member of the Oregon and Florida state bars. 

Edward F. Ramos, Coral Gables, FL 

Edward F. Ramos’ practice focuses on litigating immigration-related cases in the federal courts. He has helped clients overcome denials in a broad range of practice areas, including employment-based visa petitions, family-based visa petitions, terminations of regional centers in the EB-5 Program, and EB-5 visa petitions. Several of Edward's cases have been national class actions. He has represented the American Immigration Lawyers Association and immigrants' rights organizations in several friend-of-the-court briefs in the Supreme Court of the United States. Edward also assists clients with complex matters before administrative immigration agencies, including United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the immigration courts, and the Board of Immigration Appeals.