Sens. Jon Tester, Tammy Baldwin, Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown (Getty Images)
While Baldwin stated her support for addressing both illegal immigration and the border, she did not answer whether she believes local municipalities should cooperate with ICE or turn over illegal immigrants who are detained.
In a statement last month, Biden's White House said, "We welcome local law enforcement’s support and cooperation in apprehending and removing individuals who pose a risk to national security or public safety."
"When a local jurisdiction has information about an individual who could pose a threat to public safety, we want them to share that information with ICE," the statement continued.
Sen. Jon Tester asks questions during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 12, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's campaign declined to comment, referring Fox News Digital to his office.
"Senator Tester strongly believes local jurisdictions should cooperate with ICE," his office said in a statement. "He does not support sanctuary cities and believes anyone who enters the country must be vetted and go through legal channels that keep our nation secure."
Tester's strong stance against sanctuary cities presents a contrast with his voting history, however. Similar to Baldwin, the Montana Democrat voted against invoking cloture to proceed with bills aimed at preventing sanctuary city policies and halting federal grants from going to them.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined Tester's opposition to sanctuary policies via a statement from spokesperson Maddy McDaniel. "Senator Casey doesn’t support sanctuary cities and believes all jurisdictions must cooperate with ICE and law enforcement at all levels, and has opposed Republican efforts to defund the COPS program which helps law enforcement keep communities safe," she told Fox News Digital.
Sen. Bob Casey leaves the Capitol after a vote on April 18, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
But on the same cloture motions to move forward with bills to stop federal funding for self-proclaimed sanctuary cities, Casey voted against it.
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Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, are also up for re-election in states considered competitive, according to the Cook Political Report. Asked about their positions on sanctuary cities, they did not respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee slammed the group of Democrats in pivotal 2024 races, telling Fox News Digital in a statement, "Senate Democrats have spent decades voting to open America’s borders and give millions in taxpayer dollars to illegal immigrants, now cities across the country are paying the price for their radical agenda."
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"None of their candidates will be able to hide their disastrous records from the public," added NRSC spokesman Philip Letsou.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee was contacted by Fox News Digital for comment and did not hear back at press time.
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