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At one point, he interrupted the proceeding, saying, “Can I mention something about detainment?” before his attorney, Steve Haney, cut him off.

The hearing Thursday was the first major proceeding in the case since that ruling.

According to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday charging Parias, federal authorities say they had previously tried to arrest him on an administrative arrest warrant issued in conjunction with a federal immigration proceeding.

They had set up surveillance because Parias “was the subject of an administrative arrest warrant issued in conjunction with a federal immigration proceeding.”

A city attorney hearing is an informal proceeding that allows individuals who face certain misdemeanors to resolve their situation with a hearing officer without a criminal filing.