Immigration Lawyers Podcast Featuring Raisa Cohen
In Episode 455 of the Immigration Lawyers Toolbox® Podcast, host John Q. Khosravi, Esq. interviews former Immigration Judge Raisa Cohen, who shares her journey from refugee to prosecutor to immigration judge, and now private practitioner. They discuss life on the bench, common mistakes attorneys make in immigration court, asylum fraud patterns, courtroom strategy, mentoring younger lawyers, and how technology and AI are reshaping modern immigration practices. A must-listen for attorneys handling removal defense, asylum cases, and contested hearings.
Collision Course: When Criminal Justice Meets the New ICE Mandate
Led by former Immigration Judges, this program goes beyond surface-level advisals. We break down how enforcement priorities are actually playing out in courtrooms and detention centers and how those realities should reshape your advocacy from day one.
In this training, you’ll learn:
The Enforcement Lens: How ICE is interpreting and operationalizing its current mandate and what that means for charging decisions, custody, and prosecutorial discretion.
Crimmigration Flashpoints: Identifying the moments where criminal proceedings trigger immigration consequences and how to intervene before those consequences harden.
Strategic Positioning: Coordinating criminal and immigration strategies to preserve relief, avoid unnecessary detention, and protect the record for appeal.
Preparing for and Conducting the Individual Hearings at the 2026 Asylum and Immigration Law Conference.
Speaker Raisa Cohen, a former Immigration Judge (Ret.) and current immigration attorney. Mrs. Cohen will offer expert insight from a unique background, as shes worked on “every side of the immigration system”—as a private practitioner, a federal prosecutor, and a judge. Mrs. Cohen will discuss tips and an overview on how to prepare young attorneys to conduct individual court hearings.
Understanding the foundation of removal proceedings and conducting intake
Retired Judges Maria Lurye, Mimi Tsankov, Raisa Cohen, and Alice Segal explains the complete breakdown of proceedings process US Immigration Court System and conducting potential client intake.