Jeremy T. Ruppert

Jeremy partners with individuals, employers and families to provide immigration solutions fit for each unique situation.

Jeremy is an immigration attorney who helps clients find practical and effective immigration solutions to meet the goals of individuals and employers. He provides advice on all aspects of nonimmigrant and immigrant strategies to facilitate global mobility for his clients and aims to provide compassionate counsel at all stages.

Jeremy also regularly advises clients on Form I‑9 compliance, government inspections, and worksite enforcement. He assists employers in responding to immigration‑related audits and subpoenas, and he conducts immigration‑focused diligence for mergers and acquisitions, helping companies understand and mitigate workforce‑related risks.

During his time at the University of Minnesota Law School, Jeremy served as a student director in the James H. Binger Center for New Americans Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic where he was part of a team that briefed and argued the precedential decision Abdulahad v. Garland, 99 F.4th 275 (6th Cir. 2024) before the Sixth Circuit. He also served as co-president of the Asylum Law Project and volunteered as a clerk with Immigrant Hope.

Outside of the office, Jeremy assists with broadcast production for the University of Minnesota’s athletic department and is active with his church.

Employment Based Immigration

• Immigrant Visas
• Nonimmigrant Visas

Family Based Immigration

• Adjustment of Status
• Naturalization
• Green Card Renewals
• Employment and Travel Authorization

Humanitarian Immigration

• Asylum
• Withholding of Removal
• Removal Defense
• Temporary Protected Status

Appeals

• Federal Immigration Litigation
• Board of Immigration Appeals
• Administrative Appeals Office

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, J.D., 2024, cum laude
• University of Minnesota, B.S., 2021, with distinction

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2024
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2026

• Concentration Honors in Immigration Law, University of Minnesota Law School, 2024

Professional Activities

• Asylum Law Project, Co-President 2022-2023; Advisor to the Board 2023-2024
• Immigrant Hope, Volunteer Clinic Aide, 2021-2024

Community

• UPLIFT Mock Trial Coach
• Minneapolis Public School Mentor