Overview

• Jorge Marquez Flores, Joe Exotic’s husband, was deported to Mexico on May 18, just hours after his release from a Texas prison.
• Exotic claims ICE agents were surprised by the expedited deportation, as Flores had a hearing scheduled for the following day.
• The couple, who met and married while incarcerated, tied the knot in April 2025 after announcing their engagement in October 2024.
• Joe Exotic has intensified public appeals to President Donald Trump, requesting a pardon and permission to join his husband in Mexico.
• Exotic is currently serving a 21-year federal prison sentence for a murder-for-hire plot and wildlife law violations, while Flores was convicted of illegal reentry and human smuggling.