Gia Giudice Pleads with President Trump to Pardon Her Deported Dad Joe Giudice After Chrisleys Shakeup
- - - Gia Giudice Pleads with President Trump to Pardon Her Deported Dad Joe Giudice After Chrisleys Shakeup
Carson BlackwelderJuly 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Gia Giudice/Instagram
Joe Giudice (L) and Gia Giudice (R)
Gia Giudice shared a passionate plea for President Donald Trump to pardon her father, Joe Giudice
The Next Gen NYC star cited recent pardons for Todd and Julie Chrisley as evidence that the president can help give a "second chance"
Joe Giudice was deported in 2019 after spending 41 months behind bars for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud
Gia Giudice is making a plea for President Trump to bring her dad Joe Giudice home.
The Next Gen NYC star, 24, shared a passionate plea to Instagram on Friday, July 4, directed at the president and asking him to allow her 53-year-old father to return to the United States after he was deported in 2019 following a stint in federal prison.
"My name is Gia Giudice. I'm the daughter of Joe Giudice, and today I'm using my voice for something deeply personal," Gia began in her video, later saying she was speaking "not just as a public figure, but as a daughter who deeply misses her dad."
Gia said her family "has lived in an emotional limbo" ever since her father's deportation, adding, "No matter how strong we try to be, the absence of a father, of a parent, is something that never stops hurting."
The Real Housewives of New Jersey offspring noted that Joe was always "present" for her and her sisters — Gabriella, Audriana and Milania, all of whom Joe shares with ex-wife Teresa Giudice — as kids and that he "was our provider, our protector, and he still is, just now from thousands of miles away."
View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Gia Giudice (@_giagiudice)
Gia went on to call out the Chrisleys as an example of President Trump giving someone a "second chance" with a pardon.
"Watching the Chrisley family receive a second chance inspired me," she said. "It showed me that people can be forgiven, that families can be restored and that sometimes the justice system has room for grace."
"That gave me hope," she continued. "Hope that maybe my dad could come home, too."
President Trump gave full pardons to Todd and Julie Chrisley in May, resulting in them being released from prison after spending more than two years behind bars. The Chrisley Knows Best stars were serving time after being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022.
The couple has consistently maintained that they were wrongfully convicted.
Gia said a pardon for her father would "mean more than just legal forgiveness."
"It would mean healing for my sisters, for my mom, for my family and for me," she explained.
"We've missed birthdays, graduations, even the small moments that matter the most," she continued. "This isn't just about one man, it's about a family who deserves to be whole again."
Gia ended her post by saying she wasn't asking for "sympathy," but for her father to be given a shot at his "second chance."
Joe Giudice/Instagram; Patrick van Katwijk/Getty
Joe Giudice (L); President Donald Trump (R)Last month, Joe shared an Instagram post of his own asking President Trump for a pardon.
"I'm Joe Giudice. I served my time, and I’ve been deported from the U.S. for nearly a decade. I was raised in Jersey, I'm a father of four amazing daughters, and I just want to be allowed to visit them again," he wrote in the post. "President Trump, I respect you and I'm asking for a second chance."
Joe was deported to his native Italy in 2019 after serving 41 months in prison for mail, wire and bankruptcy fraud after he and Teresa were first indicted on federal charges in 2013.
He has since relocated to the Bahamas to be closer to his family.
on People
Source: AOL Entertainment
