Manuela Silva

Politics Reporter & AJI Fellow

Manuela covers politics and co-authors The Washington Sun’s morning newsletter.

She received her bachelors degree in Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures and Spanish and Latin American Cultures from Barnard College in May 2025. In college, she was the City News editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator, and interned at the Investigative Reporting Workshop, the Futuro Media Group and the Bronx Times.

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HUD Is Targeting Federal Housing Assistance for Families With Mixed Immigration Status

February 20, 2026 11:58 a.m.
How Florida Systematized Its Cooperation With ICE

February 18, 2026 05:13 a.m.
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February 13, 2026 02:31 p.m.
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February 05, 2026 08:00 p.m.
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January 15, 2026 02:09 p.m.