Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court for a status conference Thursday following his arrest outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility last week. The procedural hearing lasted about 30 minutes and was mostly rooted in the initial discovery.

Attorneys for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) accused the Trump administration of “selective prosecution” as the mayor made his first court appearance since his arrest.

In New Jersey, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka appeared in federal court Thursday over his trespassing case following his arrest last Friday outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center, where he was meeting with three congressional Democrats.