The first time I heard someone called an “alien” in a legal context was over breakfast with a roommate in law school. After college, she’d spent a year playing basketball in France. Why leave such a ...

The word “alien” is peppered throughout federal law, and it has nothing to do with extraterrestrial life illegally visiting the United States. The law uses the word to describe people who aren’t ...

On April 2, 2013, the Associated Press announced amendments to its style book effectively banning the use of the word “illegal” to describe a person, as in “an illegal immigrant.” This announcement ...

When we talk about aliens these days, we’re almost always talking about one of two groups: extraterrestrials or immigrants. It’s confusing and racist and it needs to stop. The word should exclusively ...

Demi Lovato isn’t afraid to share her love of aliens after launching their series, “Unidentified with Demi Lovato,” on the streaming platform, Peacock. Recently, the singer shared an encouragement to ...

California will strike the word “alien” from its state laws, getting rid of what Gov. Gavin Newsom called “an offensive term for a human being” that has “fueled a divisive and hurtful narrative.” ...