It’s temporary. But the final ruling? Will be the same.
Then it goes to the 9th Circuit. Then the Supreme Court.
Then the streets.
What AZ is doing is known as concurrent enforcement: a person can only be guilty under state law if guilty under the federal law.
Correctly, the Lefty black-robed clowns at the 9th Circus Court of Appeals the most overturned court in the system got it right and has gone along with that concept.
1st Circuit Court of Appeals - Estrada v. Rhode Island upheld Rhode Island procedures, reasoning that, in Muehler v. Mena, the Supreme Court held that a police officer does not need independent reasonable suspicion to question an individual about her immigration status
And the USSC - De Canas v. Bica (1976): States may enact legislation to discourage illegal immigration within their jurisdictions.
Sadly, I believe you are correct.