‘RHONJ’ alum Joe Giudice insists federal crimes were ‘minimal,’ doesn’t think he ‘should have been deported’
Joe Giudice, a former cast member of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey,' claims his federal crimes were 'minimal' and maintains he should not have been deported, despite being born in Italy and raised in the U.S. He served over three years in federal prison and seven months in an ICE detention center for fraud and tax evasion before being deported in 2019, after which he relocated to the Bahamas to be closer to his children. Giudice regrets not obtaining U.S. citizenship earlier, believes his non-citizen status led to harsher consequences, and has made multiple unsuccessful attempts to appeal his deportation.
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Celebrity News exclusive ‘RHONJ’ alum Joe Giudice insists federal crimes were ‘minimal,’ doesn’t think he ‘should have been deported’ By Bernie Zilio Published April 30, 2026, 9:51 a.m. ET Joe Giudice has worked hard to build himself a full life in the Bahamas, but that doesn’t mean the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” alum thinks he should be there. When Page Six caught up with the construction contractor via Zoom shortly after he announced his latest business venture — personal tours of Nassau by both land and sea — he shared that the islands’ capital “pretty much” feels like home now following his 2019 deportation. “I definitely don’t think I should have been deported,” Giudice, who was born in Italy but moved to New Jersey as a baby, argued.
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