Joe Exotic’s husband just did the ol’ prison-to-plane speedrun, and the final boss was immigration. Yep, Jorge Marquez Flores, 33, was sprung from a Texas prison only to be immediately deported to Mexico, faster than you can say, “Hey all you cool cats and ICE agents.”
According to Joe’s camp — yes, he still has a rep, and no, we don’t know how — Jorge was booted south of the border on Friday like a contestant who just got voted off the reality show that is America.
Just one day earlier, Joe (our incarcerated glitter cowboy) took to social media to announce that Jorge had been scooped up by ICE and sent to detention, where they had a little powwow to decide whether he’d stay stateside or return to the land of tacos and better healthcare. Spoiler alert: They said “adiós.”
Joe and Jorge’s love story is wildly on-brand. They got engaged in October 2024 — yes, while both were in the clink — and sealed the deal behind bars in April. That’s right, it was a prison wedding, possibly featuring a bouquet made of cafeteria napkins and a minister who moonlights as a parole officer. Joe gushed on socials, “Never been more proud of someone. Meet my husband, Jorge Flores Maldonado.” Honestly, Netflix, where’s the sequel?
Now, Jorge was doing time for some immigration kerfuffle (details as foggy as a Tiger King moral compass), while Joe is still rocking orange couture thanks to his 21-year sentence for allegedly trying to off Carole “Did She or Didn’t She Feed Her Husband to Tigers?” Baskin.
Joe’s been real about his fears for Jorge’s legal status, and at one point said they were trying to get asylum. But now it sounds like the plan is just to flee the U.S. entirely once they’re both free. Think “Bonnie & Clyde,” if Bonnie had a mullet and a tiger fetish.
Anyway, Jorge’s back in Mexico now, Joe’s still locked up, and Carole Baskin is probably out there somewhere Googling “how to block someone from summoning you in a courtroom from prison.” Stay tuned.
Jorge gave me the most loving and devoted 10 months of my life. I pray God will give me the chance to experience life with him again. https://t.co/DEhqI5Xlu3 pic.twitter.com/rHcovHST8A
— Joe Exotic (@joe_exotic) May 18, 2025