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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Dozens of people gathered outside Manolo's Bakery in east Charlotte on Sunday evening for a vigil to honor Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the undocumented man fatally shot by an ICE officer in Texas last week. -
Haitian immigrants in North Carolina covered by Temporary Protected Status can continue living and working legally in the U.S. for at least two more weeks after federal officials temporarily extended their protections. -
More than 60 people received free health services Thursday at the Latin American Coalition's annual back-to-school health fair in east Charlotte. -
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is rolling out a new language access plan across its 21 branches. -
The Charlotte Museum of History's annual Independence Day naturalization ceremony will not take place this year after immigration enforcement concerns prompted organizers to pause the event. -
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents who are undocumented or do not have legal immigration status. -
Many Latino residents still face significant barriers to accessing health care. -
The North Carolina House on Wednesday overrode Gov. Josh Stein’s vetoes of four bills requiring greater state cooperation with ICE and banning DEI in public schools and universities. -
Lumbee tribal members overwhelmingly voted down a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have given tribal leaders more power over casino gaming development. -
The North Carolina House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a controversial immigration bill, allowing it to become law.
