Arizona governor Jan Brewer called Judge Susan Bolton's decision halting the law "a bump in the road." However, Judge Bolton did not block SB 1070 completely. He blocked three parts of the law, giving police the power to check the immigration status of all suspects, requiring everyone to carry proof of residency, and making it a crime for illegal immigrants to look for work.

The ruling was anxiously awaited in the U.S. and beyond. In Mexico City about 100 protesters gathered at the U.S. Embassy, when they learned of the ruling via a laptop computer. In Arizona, one third of the 6.6 million population is foreign born and an estimated 460,000 are illegal immigrants.

Protestors from around the United States reached Arizona for the demonstrations if the controversial immigration law of Arizona takes effect on Thursday July 29. In New York City, on Thursday about 300 immigrant advocates gathered near the federal courthouse in support of immigration law of Arizona.