State and local offices across Washington are being directed to remove the word 'alien' from state statutes and replace it ...
Washington will replace “alien” with “noncitizen” in most state laws; the change applies to statutes enacted after July 1, 2026.
Immigration cases are civil rather than criminal proceedings, and aliens have limited due process rights as defined by Congress and Supreme Court precedents. Those rights differ depending on whether ...
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 ...