Julian Berger
Race & Equity ReporterJulian Berger is a Race & Equity Reporter at WFAE, Charlotte’s NPR affiliate. His reporting focuses on Charlotte's Latino community and immigration policy. He is an award-winning journalist who has earned Regional Edward R. Murrow and RTDNAC awards for his coverage of heightened immigration enforcement.
Before joining WFAE, Berger worked in both print and television news. At La Noticia, a Spanish-language newspaper serving North Carolina, he covered immigration, education and community issues affecting Latino families. He later worked as a production assistant at NBC News, supporting network coverage by editing video, writing scripts and assisting in the studio.
Berger is president of the Charlotte chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
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Several Charlotte advocacy groups are calling on Bank of America Stadium officials, FIFA and local law enforcement to keep ICE agents away from Sunday’s soccer match. -
Six months after the city of Charlotte set aside $100,000 to help households financially impacted by Border Patrol’s November crackdown, the city says none of that money was used. -
The Department of Justice has sworn in nearly 80 new immigration judges nationwide as immigration courts face mounting backlogs, including three assigned to Charlotte’s immigration court. -
A judge at Charlotte’s immigration court on Thursday ordered the removal of a Honduran asylum seeker, even though he was killed more than a year ago.
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The city of Charlotte honored community leaders and international businesses Wednesday night at the 28th Mayor’s International Community Awards. -
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office says it will reopen Jail North, its second detention facility, as overcrowding worsens at the county’s main detention center in uptown Charlotte. -
The Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that it will reopen its second detention center due to overcrowding. -
A documentary screening in Charlotte this weekend will explore immigration through a faith-based lens, asking what it means to welcome newcomers at a time of heightened immigration enforcement.
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Spark Centro broke ground Thursday in east Charlotte, marking the start of a major investment aimed at expanding jobs, entrepreneurship and workforce training in the area. -
New data from Charlotte’s immigration court shows deportation orders are rising sharply this year.
