Joe Giudice got some special visitors on his birthday this week.
As he awaits the fate of hisongoing deportation battle, theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar remains in custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. His wifeTeresa Giudiceand their four daughters — Gia, 18, Gabriella, 15, Milania, 14, and Audriana, 10 — visited him on his 47th birthday Wednesday, markingthe first time they had seen himsince he wasreleased from prisontwo months ago after completing a 41-month sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud.
“It is a difficult place to visit, from the overall cleanliness to the actual application for a visit to happen,” a source toldE! News, . “Plus, it is just so far away.”
PEOPLE has reached out to the family’s lawyer for comment.
The Giudice Family.Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images
Gia also wished her father a happy birthday on Instagram, writing, “Happy Birthday to the guy who teaches me every day to keep going and never stop fighting! You inspire me every day. Love you so much, keep smiling see you soon.”
Joe and Teresa, 47, wereindicted in 2013when they were accused of hiding their fortune in a bankruptcy filing. Joe was also accused of failing to file tax returns between 2004 and 2008.
Teresa wasreleased from federal prisonin 2015 after serving 11 months of a 15-month sentence for fraud.
In October, an immigration court ruled todeport Joeto hisnative Italyafter his prison sentence. (Even though he has lived in the United States since he was a child, henever obtained American citizenship, and immigrants can be deported if they are convicted of “a crime of moral turpitude” or an “aggravated felony,” according to U.S. law.)
Since hisreleasefrom prison in March, the father of four has been living at a facility in western Pennsylvania that houses immigration detainees.
“We are grateful that the court has granted the stay,” the family’s attorney told PEOPLE. “Joe looks forward to continuing this fight to the very end. There is nothing more important to him than returning home to his wife and kids.”
source: people.com
