v. UNITED STATES. 1070 in federal district court before the law could take effect. Argued April 25, 2012—Decided June 25, 2012. On April 23, 2010, the Arizona State Legislature passed S.B. No. An Arizona statute known as S. B. 1070; Governor Jan Brewer signed the bill into law. In 2010, Arizona enacted a state law, SB 1070, that contained four primary provisions related to immigration: 1. 4. 11–182. The United States sued Arizona in federal district court, arguing the state law was preempted by federal law, and sought a preliminary injunction to prevent the state law from taking effect. It made it a state misdemeanor crime for an illegal immigrant to be in Arizona without carrying registration documents required by federal law; authorizes state and local law enforcement of federal immigration laws; and penalized those found to be knowingly sheltering, hiring, and transporting illegal immigrants. The third provision required law enforcement officers to verify the legal status of all individuals who were arrested or detained. 3. 1070 was enacted in 2010 to address pressing issues related to the large number of unlawful aliens in the State. The district court granted a preliminary injunction with respect to four provisions of the Arizona … The court enjoined provisions that (1) created a state-law crime for being unlawfully present in the United States, (2) created a state-law crime for working or seeking work while not authorized to do s… Arizona v. United States is a significant case because it addressed squarely what many at the time believed were draconian laws directed at a vulnerable population – illegal immigrants. ARIZONA et al.

The fourth provision allowed law enforcement officers to a… On July 6, 2010, the United States sought to stop the enforcement of S.B. The first provision made it a state crime to reside in the United States without legal permission. The second provision made it a state crime to work in the United States without legal permission. certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the ninth circuit. The district court did not enjoin the entire act, but it did enjoin four provisions. 2. On April 23, 2010, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law SB 1070, which supporters dubbed the "Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act."