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(CNN) -- A judge on Friday ruled against Arizona, dismissing its claims "in their entirety" against the federal government over its enforcement of immigration laws.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton is an apparent blow to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and her allies. They pushed a controversial law known as SB 1070 through the state legislature, which allows, among other measures, local police officers to check a person's immigration status while enforcing other laws.

Arizona filed a counterclaim after the federal government filed a lawsuit asking the courts to block the law. Several related legal challenges are ongoing, and Arizona has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter.

Brewer's office released a statement Friday calling the decision "to dismiss Arizona's suit against the federal government ... frustrating but not entirely surprising."

"It is but the latest chapter in a story that Arizonans know all too well: the federal government ignores its constitutional and statutory duty to secure the border. Federal courts avert their eyes. American citizens pay the price," the statement said.