Attorneys for Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) accused the Trump administration on Thursday of “selective prosecution” as he made his first court appearance on misdemeanor trespassing charges since his arrest last week amid a tense scene that played out in an immigration detention center.

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.

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.