ASYLUMJUDGE · IMMIGRATION JUDGE PROFILE
Lindsay W. Pepi
San Diego (SND) · San Diego, CA
Lindsay W. Pepi is listed with San Diego (SND). The database records 378 asylum outcomes: 80 approved, 298 denied, and 0 other outcomes. Historical statistics are informational and cannot predict an individual case. · 2023-11-27 – 2026-06-03
Yearly changes
Yearly asylum decision trend
Fiscal yearDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026132712505.3%
FY 20251141599013.2%
FY 20241325874043.9%
Applicant origin
Asylum decisions by fiscal year and nationality
FY 2026 · 2025-10-01 – 2026-07-01 · EOIR
NationalityDecisionsGrantedDeniedOtherApproval rate
FY 2026 · Mexico2025-10-17 – 2026-05-27280280—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Colombia2025-10-17 – 2026-04-09230230—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Guatemala2025-10-23 – 2026-06-03220220—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · El Salvador2025-10-16 – 2026-05-27120120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · India2025-10-03 – 2026-03-049090—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Nicaragua2025-10-09 – 2026-02-067070—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Iran2025-12-22 – 2026-01-275500—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Peru2025-10-17 – 2026-05-135050—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Russia2026-03-06 – 2026-05-273120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Ecuador2025-10-20 – 2025-10-203030—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Cameroon2025-10-23 – 2026-02-193120—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Honduras2025-12-01 – 2026-03-162020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Venezuela2026-02-23 – 2026-05-042020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Haiti2026-04-17 – 2026-05-202020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Syria2025-12-08 – 2026-04-072020—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Uzbekistan2025-11-03 – 2025-11-031010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Turkey2026-05-08 – 2026-05-081010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Egypt2026-01-14 – 2026-01-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
FY 2026 · Jamaica2026-01-14 – 2026-01-141010—Fewer than 50; rate hidden
Official appointment record
Judge background and appointment
Official biography
Lindsay Weatherbee Pepi was appointed as an immigration judge to begin hearing cases in November 2023. Judge Pepi earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Northeastern University, and a joint Master of Science/Juris Doctor in 2007 from Roger Williams University/Roger Williams University School of Law. From 2021 to 2023, she served as a deputy city attorney with the Office of the City Attorney, in San Diego. From 2007 to 2021, she served as a U.S. Navy judge advocate in the following locations: Groton, Connecticut; Washington D.C.; Bagram, Afghanistan; Bremerton, Washington; Jacksonville, Florida; and San Diego. Judge Pepi is a member of the State Bar of California, the Massachusetts Bar, and the New York State Bar.
Education: Judge Pepi earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2004 from Northeastern University, and a joint Master of Science/Juris Doctor in 2007 from Roger Williams University/Roger Williams University School of Law.
Bar admission: Judge Pepi is a member of the State Bar of California, the Massachusetts Bar, and the New York State Bar.
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How to read approval rates
Decision approval rateis approved ÷ (approved + denied). Blue “Other” is shown separately and includes identifiable withholding/CAT protection, cancellation or adjustment, voluntary departure, withdrawal, termination, dismissal, and administrative closure; it is excluded from the rate denominator.Approved share of all outcomesuses approved, denied, and other outcomes in the denominator.
With small samples, a few cases can move the percentage sharply. The page flags samples below 50 and below 200 decisions.
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