 In a 2011 decision, he issued the majority opinion upholding a lower court's blocking of the most controversial parts of the Arizona SB 1070 anti-illegal immigration law from taking effect.On May 3, 2019, Paez concurred when the 9th circuit en banc decided that a 14 year old illegal immigrant would receive due process, temporarily halting his deportation to Honduras.However, Paez went further than the majority.