Federal officials are asking a judge to bar the Illinois, Chicago, Cook County and the Cook County Sheriff from using local laws that protect migrants to hamper law enforcement.

The federal lawsuit is the first by Trump's Justice Department against states or municipalities that have sanctuary city policies.

Manchester City's January spending was not a precautionary measure for a future transfer embargo, manager Pep Guardiola said, adding the club would learn the verdict of a hearing into their alleged violations of Premier League regulations in "one month".

Pep Guardiola rejects a suggestion Man City were active in the January window due to a potential transfer ban if they are found guilty of 115 alleged breaches of Premier League rules.

Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions Manchester City's January spending spree was a pre-emptive strike against a possible future transfer embargo. City made their first serious moves in a winter transfer window since signing Aymeric Laporte in 2018 as they splashed out £170million on Omar Marmoush,

The British Press Association reported Friday that City is contesting amendments made to the APT rules voted by Premier League clubs last November. Those changes were forced on the league by an earlier legal challenge by the defending champion.

City believe the new associated party transaction rules, voted through in November, face the same legal obstacles as the previous ones.