Raisa Cohen
Immigration Judge, New York/Federal Plaza Immigration Court. Appointed March 2016 by Loretta E. Lynch.
Asylum record, FY 2021-2026
TRAC source →- Decisions on the merits
- 451
- Asylum granted
- 413
- Other relief granted
- 11
- Denied
- 27
- Against own court
- -41.7 pts
| FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8% | 10% | 4% | 4% |
Docket
Respondents represented by counsel: 97% (nationally, 81% are represented).
Most common nationalities: China (37.8%), India (16.2%), Bangladesh (8.9%), Nepal (8%), El Salvador (4.9%).
Official biography
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch appointed Judge Raisa Cohen to begin hearing cases in March 2016. Judge Cohen ear ned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2002 from Baruch College, City University of New York Zicklin School of Business, and a Juris Doctor in 2007 from St. John's University School of Law. From September 2015 to February 2016, and previously from April 2009 to September 2014, Judge Cohen served as assistant chief counsel for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in New York. From October 2014 to September 2015, Judge Cohen was an attorney at Cohen & Cohen Law Group PC, in New York. From 2007 through 2009, Judge Cohen was an immigration attorney at the Law Firm of Ted Sofer, in New York. Judge Cohen is a member of the New York State Bar.
In the record
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