Julian Berger
Race & Equity ReporterJulian Berger is WFAE’s Race & Equity Reporter, covering Charlotte’s Latino community and immigration policy. He is an award-winning journalist who received a 2025 RTDNAC Award for an economic story examining how fears of immigration enforcement affected Latino-owned businesses in Charlotte.
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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Nearly half of all people detained by federal immigration agents during "Operation Charlotte's Web" last November had no criminal record, according to new data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. -
The Charlotte Latino Film Festival returns this week, bringing films from across Latin America to Charlotte. -
Hundreds of people gathered at the Cambodian Buddhist Society in north Charlotte on Sunday to celebrate Cambodian New Year. -
Dozens of residents spoke out at a Concord City Council meeting Thursday night against a possible immigration detention center in the area. -
A ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran may be easing tensions in the Middle East, but the uncertainty is far from over for some Iranians in Charlotte. -
Sil Ganzó, founder of ourBRIDGE for KIDS, was named Charlotte’s 2025 Woman of the Year. -
A man was detained by ICE agents last month outside a Mecklenburg County social services office while dropping off his pregnant wife for an appointment. -
Time Out Youth says it will distribute $200,000 this year to help LGBTQ+ youth in Mecklenburg County pay for housing and other urgent needs. -
The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is launching a new initiative to make law enforcement traffic stops safer. -
Latino leaders and community members gathered in uptown Charlotte on Monday for the 10th annual contemplation breakfast.
