Joe Giudice‘s daughters are showing their love as their father leaves ICE custody and travels to Italy.
On Friday, PEOPLE confirmed that theReal Housewives of New Jerseystar, 47, wasfreed from ICE custodyand flew to Rome, where he will continue to appeal hisdeportation order. The same day as his release, Joe’s daughters shared sweet photos of their dad on social media.
The father of four’s eldest daughterGia Giudice, posted a throwback photo of herself giving her father a hug.
“Facetime you soon daddy❤️🙏🏻,” Gia, 18, captioned the adorable post.
Meanwhile, Gia’s sisterMilania Giudice, 14, shared a family photo of Joe and his daughters to her Instagram Story, writing, “love you forever ❤️.”
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On Saturday morning, Gia shared an update, posting a screenshot of a FaceTime conversation with Joe to her Instagram Story.
“One of the happiest moments of my life!” she captioned the image, which is the first new photo of Joe that has been shared in over three years. “Love you so much daddy, so happy your [sic] free! see you so soon ❤️❤️.”
Joe and wifeTeresa Giudicealso share daughters Gabriella, 15, and Audriana, 10.
After Joe was released on Friday, his lawyer James J. Leonard Jr. told PEOPLE in a statement thathe called Teresa and Giafrom the European-bound plane.
“He is en route to Italy right now. He spoke to Teresa and Gia from the plane and he is extremely happy to be released, more than words can describe,” Leonard said.
He added that they willcontinue to appealJoe’s deportation order while he is in Italy: “We are still fighting and it is his desire to return home to the United States to be reunited with his family.”
Later in the day on Friday, after speaking with her husband, Teresa, 47,shared a photoof the Statue of Liberty crying with her face in her hands, captioning the post with a string of praying hand emojis.
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Until Friday, Joe was being held at at the Clinton County Correctional Center in Pennsylvania, where he was sent after serving a 41-month prison sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud. He wasreleasedlast March, and an immigration courtruled to deportJoe last October.
Joe originally requested to be released from the correctional center to his home with Teresa and their kids in New Jersey, but that request was denied. He followed up with apetitionfiled in September to instead be released to Italy, which wasgrantedearlier this month.
While Joe has been dealing with his deportation drama, life has continued for Teresa and the girls. Teresa recently attended afootball gameat Rutgers University with Gia, where she is a student, and the familycelebratedGabriella’s 15th birthday last week.
source: people.com
