NEW YORK (PIX11) -- New York's sanctuary city law is now under the microscope by Mayor Eric Adams.

Tuesday in Albany, he was pressed by a Staten Island Assemblyman Republican, Michael Reilly, asked if Adams would support signing an executive order to reverse parts of the decade-old law.

"If my legal team tells me I have the legal authority to cooperate with ICE for those who commit felony dangerous crimes, that is something we would love to entertain," Adams testified. 

The controversy over recent arrests by migrants in Times Square and the Bronx - is stirring the debate. Adams said he wants to consult the city council first.

"I do not want to commit to anything right now," Adams told reporters after his "Tin Cup Day" testimony at the state capitol. 

Speaker Adrienne Adams told PIX11 News in a statement,

"Public safety experts point to the many studies that have found that cities with [sanctuary] policies are safer than those without them..."

While republican minority leader Joe Borelli said, some Democrats are changing their tune too.

"They're confused as to why they're not being deported. Ignoring they’ve been enablers of sanctuary city policies," Borelli said Monday. 

Since 2014, the NYPD and jails have not held inmates for immigration officials unless a conviction exists. The city does not assist in detention or deportation.

"The mayor needs to stop using inflammatory language and fanning the flames," said Murad Awawdeh, who leads the New York Immigration Coalition.

He called this a knee-jerk reaction.

"We need to uphold and ensure due process and not violate anyone's civil liberties," he said.