Washington will replace “alien” with “noncitizen” in most state laws; the change applies to statutes enacted after July 1, 2026.

State and local offices across Washington are being directed to remove the word 'alien' from state statutes and replace it ...

The Alien Land Law targeted people like Jukichi Harada, who named his “All American” restaurant for his hero, George Washington, and Haruye Masaoka, a widow who had five sons who served in a decorated ...

(This story has been updated with new data from the Committee of 100) Asian American groups are reacting with alarm to a move by the Trump administration to prevent China and other perceived foreign ...

Washington lawmakers say the change aligns the state with similar efforts on the West Coast. California and Oregon are the only other states with laws making the same change across all statutes ...

The "Injustices" series, published by the USA TODAY Network in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, seeks to confront the realities of racial injustice, reckon with their enduring effects, ...