Mayor Eric Adams and three other Democratic mayors are in the hot seat Wednesday for a high-stakes congressional hearing on sanctuary cities. Adams walked a political tightrope on sanctuary city laws – not defending the city policy or speaking out against it – during brief comments to reporters before the hearing.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams – along with the mayors of Denver, Chicago and Boston – testified Wednesday before a House Committee on immigration. As CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports, Adams was grilled about whether he made a deal with the Trump administration.

Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) faced a barrage of criticism at a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing with so-called sanctuary city mayors on Wednesday — with much of the backlash coming from his fellow Democrats.

Republican members of Congress hammered four Democratic mayors about their so-called sanctuary city policies, accusing them of endangering Americans and threatening to prosecute local officials.

House Republicans accused the Democrats leading New York, Denver, Boston and Chicago of protecting criminals. The mayors pushed back and touted their cities’ low crime rates.

Republicans in Congress are taking aim at four cities over their policies limiting cooperation with immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump's administration.