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Here are some of today's headlines from the Los Angeles Times.

The Trump administration won't be allowed to unseal Jeffrey Epstein grand jury records,

even as his supporters continue to pressure for more details.

Ed White says a Florida judge rejected the request to unseal the files,

saying it didn't fall under the federal law exceptions needed for the White House to release the records.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who made the request, says transparency

to the American public is of the utmost importance to this administration. In 2008, Epstein

pled guilty to underage prostitution charges in a Florida court. But experts say transcripts

probably won't reveal much, since prosecutors usually only present enough information to file

charges, not the full investigation. The administration made a similar request in a New York grand jury

case as part of its push to be more open with the public after a failed promise to release

Epstein's client list. Kilmar-Abrego-Garcia won't be taken into immigration custody right away if he's released,

while he awaits trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee.

Reporter Ben Finley says a federal judge ordered the government to provide a notification

three business days before immigration enforcement tries to deport him.

U.S. officials say Garcia can be deported

because he entered the country illegally around 2011. After a 2019 immigration ruling, he lived in

Maryland under federal supervision, had a work permit, and checked in with ICE each year. The judge

ordered the government to reinstate the federal supervision Garcia was under

before he was wrongfully deported to his native El Salvador in March, an incident that turned him

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