Joe Giudice Asks Trump for Presidential Pardon and Ability to Return to the U.S. 6 Years After He Was Deported

Joe Giudice has a plea for President Donald Trump. 

The 53-year-old reality star, who was calved successful Italy but grew up successful nan U.S., is hoping nan president, 79, tin reunite him pinch his daughters by granting him a pardon.

“I’m Joe Giudice. I served my time, and I’ve been deported from nan U.S. for astir a decade,” nan erstwhile Real Housewives of New Jersey formed personnel began arsenic nan caption to an Instagram post connected Thursday, June 26.

He continued, “I was raised successful Jersey, I’m a begetter of 4 astonishing daughters, and I conscionable want to beryllium allowed to sojourn them again.”

Giudice shares daughters Gia, Gabriella, Audriana and Milania pinch his ex-wife Teresa Giudice. All 4 of his girls appeared pinch him successful nan Instagram carousel, smiling and posing together for different photographs passim nan years. 

“President Trump, I respect you and I’m asking for a 2nd chance,” Joe concluded.

Joe tagged some nan president and Donald Trump Jr. successful nan post.

“If he tin pardon nan chrisleys he tin pardon JOE!!!! ❤️❤️,” 1 personification commented, referring to Chrisley Knows Best stars Todd Chrisley and his woman Julie Chrisley receiving presidential pardons from Trump.

Teresa showed her support for Joe, writing, "🙏❤️."

Joe and Teresa, 53, were indicted connected national fraud charges successful 2013 and took turns serving time successful prison. 

Teresa began pinch an 11-month jailhouse sentence earlier Joe served 41 months and was later deported to his autochthonal Italy successful 2019. Since then, he has relocated to nan Bahamas.

In May 2019, during Trump’s first word arsenic president, a root told PEOPLE that a pardon for Joe was not connected Trump’s radar. 

“This has not reached nan White House,” nan root said.

“If it was worthy it connected nan merits, this would beryllium something, but conscionable because [the Giudice family] is asking,” nan root continued, adding, “Thousands of group person done different intends tried to bring different cases. The immense mostly of them conscionable don’t warrant nan decision.”

Earlier this year, Joe revisited nan anticipation of Trump helping him pinch a pardon aft Trump's reelection.

"I sewage a lawyer moving connected something, but she's been moving connected it. Hasn't done thing yet. So I don't know. We'll see," Joe told Teresa during a January section of her Turning The Tables podcast of his attempts to execute American citizenship.

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"I did get successful beforehand of nan embassy and they denied me because I conjecture I'm a large criminal,” he added, saying nan process took "not moreover 5 minutes."

Later successful their conversation, he added, "When I met Trump, I mean, he was very bully to me. I was very bully to him erstwhile we were connected his show complete there. I don't know. I mean, I deliberation he should get maine back."