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PHOENIX — A judge has blocked the most controversial sections of Arizona's new immigration law from taking effect Thursday, handing a major legal victory to opponents of the crackdown.

The law will still take effect Thursday, but without many of the provisions that angered opponents, including sections that required officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.

The judge also put on hold a part of the law that required immigrants to carry their papers at all times, and made it illegal for undocumented workers to solicit employment in public places.

U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put those controversial sections on hold until the courts resolve the issues.

Opponents said the law will lead to racial profiling and is trumped by federal immigration law.

"We hope that this [order] will put a rest to that issue and have us move forward in bringing some immigration reform nationwide," League of United Latin American Citizens Austin Deputy Director Gavino Fernandez said. "This was the biggest victory for children, because they're the ones that are going to be affected the most, because we have a large number of undocumented parents that have children that are U.S. citizens."

Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, who has intended to file legislation similar to Arizona's immigration law next in Texas, said the judge's ruling is questionable.

"I still intend to file the same bill here in Texas and if it goes before another federal judge, it could get an entirely different ruling," Berman said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.