, Joe said: "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."
Joe is also vying to be back with his older family members, including his mom and grandmother.
He told the outlet: "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."
The businessman has enlisted immigration attorney Jessica M. Cadavid to help in his legal pursuit.
He said: "I'm hopeful and pray that I can finally go home in the near future."
FRAUD CHARGES
Joe shot to fame on the RHONJ with former wife Teresa.
They then announced their separation in December 2019, though they hadn't lived together since Joe left for prison in early 2016.
Teresa had previously served her time in 2015.
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The episode followed Teresa and her daughters as following in October.
Joe was married to Teresa from 1999-2019.
NEWFOUND LOVE
Teresa has since moved on with fiancé Luis Ruelas, who she spent the New Year with on their own island vacation to Cabo San Lucas.
Days earlier, the newly-engaged couple celebrated Christmas with their friends and family at their new $3.4 million New Jersey mansion.
Teresa confirmed her relationship with Luis in November 2020 and got engaged the following October during a romantic trip to Greece.
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