“Joe has been struggling since leaving his family and checking into prison. Things have only gotten worse for him now that he is being held by ICE,” a source told HollywoodLife.
The source reveals that Joe still “feels powerless over his future and fears being sent away forever.”
“Joe is not naive either, he fears that Teresa may leave him because of this mess,” the source continues. Teresa has already met with divorce lawyers, as another source revealed to the outlet.
“[Joe] wants to get home as soon as possible so he can repair his family and the damage done by his time away from Teresa and the kids,” the source shared. “Joe would be devastated if he is sent to Italy. He is clinging to hope that things will work out and that his legal team will find a way to keep him in Jersey and his family together.”
Apparently, Joe is allegedly considering moving to a foreign country closer to the East Coast, like Canada. “Joe is exploring all his options in the event he does get deported, including moving to Canada. He is looking into it seriously. He cannot imagine being far away from his daughters,” said a source.
According to immigration attorney Edward Shulman, Esq. “If Joe had citizenship in Canada as well as Italy or if he had permanent residency in Canada and Canada is willing to accept him then it’s not a problem. But if he has no ties to Canada, that’s not going to happen,” Shulman told HollywoodLife.
But Shulman offered an alternative option for the father-of-four. “Joe can visit anywhere he wants in the world as long as the place he wants to go is willing to accept him…Joe would probably be deported to Italy and then he would request a visa or some mechanism to allow him to be able to enter Canada, and then Canada would have to accept him. If Canada doesn’t accept Joe, then it’s a no-go.”
Last week, the father-of-four was released from Allenwood Low Federal Correctional Institution in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. He was transferred directly to an immigration detention center, reported PEOPLE.
“Mr. Giudice has finished serving his federal prison sentence and was transferred early this morning from the Bureau of Prisons to a facility in western Pennsylvania which houses immigration detainees,” his attorney James Leonard Jr. told PEOPLE. “His lawyers and his family are hopeful that justice will prevail and Mr. Guidice will return home to his wife and four daughters who love him and miss him.”
According to the publication, Giudice will remain at the immigration center indefinitely as he awaits his deportation ruling. Joe began his 41-month prison sentence for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud in March 2016.
Joe was ordered on Wednesday, October 10, to be deported from the United States to his native country Italy, according to Radar Online. “Based upon the law, I find you deportable and ineligible for any kind of relief,” Judge John Ellington said during a hearing, the website reported. “Mr. Giudice, no matter how this turns out, I wish you the best. I decided this case as a matter of law.”
Joe appeared at the hearing via teleconference from his Allenwood, Penn. prison reacted to the judge's ruling. “I don’t understand how I can be deported on this case. If you will, I’ll tell you my side. I shouldn’t even be here right now. I have to go back and tell my kids this, and they’ve been waiting to hear from me.”
Giudice's lawyer filed an appeal the following month, which is currently pending.
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