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RHONJ’s Joe Giudice’s federal deportation appeal DENIED and reality star must stay abroad as he divorces wife Teresa

TERESA Giudice’s husband Joe’s deportation appeal has been denied.

The Sun can confirm a federal judge has denied husband's appeal today.

 Joe Giudice's deportation appeal has been denied
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Joe Giudice's deportation appeal has been deniedCredit: 2014 Bravo Media LLC
 Joe is not allowed to return to the United States, where his estranged wife and four daughters reside
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Joe is not allowed to return to the United States, where his estranged wife and four daughters reside

Court papers read: "It is now hereby ORDERED and ADJUDGED by this Court that the petition for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals entered on April 11, 2019, is DENIED."

In one of 's arguments, he insisted he was “not convicted of an aggravated felony offense because there was no loss to a victim exceeding $10,000.”

But the appeals court concluded the arguments “have no merit.”

 Joe currently lives in his native Italy
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Joe currently lives in his native ItalyCredit: Instagram

Joe, 47, is , while his estranged wife , 47, and their four daughters, Gia, 19, Gabriella, 15, Milania, 14, and Audriana, 10, remain in America.

The RHONJ husband was transferred to ICE detention center after serving a 41-month sentence for fraud in March 2019.

He was released from ICE that October.

The couple announced their separation in December.

Neither have yet.

 Teresa and Joe announced their split in December
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Teresa and Joe announced their split in DecemberCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Teresa and their daughters visited him in Italy in November 2019.

The daughters returned to Italy in December to spend the holidays with him.

Although they were set to visit him for Easter as well, the because of the .

 Plans for Joe's daughters to visit for Easter were canceled because of the pandemic
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Plans for Joe's daughters to visit for Easter were canceled because of the pandemicCredit: Instagram

On the Bravo show, Joe’s oldest daughter, Gia, who has rallied for her father to return to America on social media, encouraged him to remain in ICE custody until his appeal is approved.

But because of harsh conditions, he left and moved to Italy.

was the first to report on the appeal.

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