The phrase "alien state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing a foreign or unfamiliar condition, situation, or government.
Example: "The new policies implemented by the government felt like an alien state to the citizens who were used to a different way of life."
Alternatives: "foreign regime" or "unfamiliar condition".
"Because people with H.I.V. have not entered some alien state of being.
Metamorphosis is a story in which a man suffers a terrible and inexplicable misfortune, is reduced to an abject and alien state, then is made to suffer doubly by the attitude of his ostensible loved ones, who make clear they would be better off without him – a verdict that he, with a passivity that seems culpable, accepts.
This "real life" Nathan and Elena are captivating for their normality, an entirely alien state of affairs in the wider context of the characters.
In thought insertion, the alien states are unquestionably co-owned but there is arguably less than full unity of consciousness.
What you could see had just happened — a bunch of states becoming an alien nation — had not.
To relinquish any part of the land — in other words, to permit the presence of an alien Jewish state — is forbidden.
The Egyptian leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, won a mass following throughout the Arab world with rousing speeches aimed at the "liberation" of Palestinian lands and the elimination of the "alien" Israeli state.
Far from the alien, failed state portrayed on television, Pakistan is a vibrant cosmopolitan society dealing with the same grand cultural questions as the United States, or most other countries for that matter.
Does the speeding ticket instantly and magically transform the immigrant into an evil "illegal alien?" The state of Alabama has just enacted the toughest local immigration law on the books, and following its provisions, some utility companies have begun to deny water and electric service to unauthorized immigrants.
Her achievements include working with Republican Governor Jeb Bush to remove the Confederate flag from the State Capitol, mandating HIV/AIDS testing for newly-released prisoners, opposing high-stakes standardized testing, pushing for a ban of the term "illegal alien" in state public records, and partnering with Republican Governor Charlie Crist to restore voting rights for ex-felons.
Kansas is one of three states that still have what are known as alien land laws.
