He's been living in Italy since October 2018 after being deported from the states.
And now Joe Giudice, 49, has lawyered up to fight for a chance to return to the United States.
'I would like to be able to see my children again in our home state, be a part of their lives, be physically present when they need me and watch them grow up,' he told Us Weekly on Friday.
He wants to come home: Joe Giudice has lawyered up to fight for a chance to return to the United States
Joe shares Gia, 20, Gabriella, 17, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 12, with ex-wife Teresa Giudice.
The two each served time in prison after being found guilty of fraud. Following Joe's three-year stint behind bars he was exiled.
Giudice is also vying to be back with his older family members, including his mom and grandmother.
'I yearn to hold my grandmother in my arms again before the time comes [in which] she is no longer on this Earth. [I want to] be with my mother [and] my family, to be in the place I have called home since I was a year old,' he told the media outlet.
Fighting for family: 'I would like to be able to see my children again in our home state, be a part of their lives, be physically present when they need me and watch them grow up,' he said; L-R Gabriella Giudice, Gia Giudice, Joe, Milania Giudice, Audriana Giudice
Doting dad: Joe shares Gia, 20, Gabriella, 17, Milania, 15, and Audriana, 12, with ex-wife Teresa Giudice
The entrepreneur has enlisted immigration attorney Jessica M. Cadavid to help in his
